The following is a memorandum from the business manager of a television station“Over the past year, our late-night news program has devoted increased time to national news and less time to weather id local news During this time period, most of the complai

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The following is a memorandum from the business manager of a television station

“Over the past year, our late-night news program has devoted increased time to national news and less time to weather id local news During this time period, most of the complaints received from viewers were concerned with our station’s coverage of weather and local news In addition, local businesses that used to advertise during our late-night news program have just canceled their advertising contracts with us. Therefore, in order to attract more viewers to the program and to avoid losing any further advertising revenues, we should restore the time devoted to weather and local news to its former level "

Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argumentoncerned with our station’s coverage of local

Late night news program has resulted in complains against the weather and the local news.Author should give us more information about the compalints received and is that really due to the new late night program. Most of the complains are against the local news and the weather report not telecasted.More details like were they no complains before this regarding the weather and the local news should be given so that it can support the argument.

Businesses that used to advertise during late night show have withdrawn the contracts. The reason behind the withdrawel of the contracts should be stated to give us the idea regarding the argument. Is it the content of the late night news is not that interesting or it is something else like the complains regarding the show. The evidence needed is the reason behind the withdrawel.

Restoring the time allocated, can it gain back the viewers. It may be that the complains for the local news could be because there are lot of activites that are being held at that point of time may be a protest or a election that the viewers want to update them selves about. It can be the case that this is only the temporary change that can last only for the few days and doesn't hold long. For instance, the election is a temporary news that will stay for a very short period of time and due to this the people might have complained against the late night show as they are not able to have the precise information about the current situation. We can even consider the weather may be its a season that is most prone to cyclones that have a bad effect. There can be many reasons, providing with the correct information can give us the liberty to analyse the argument.

The author should also should provide us with the specific details of the location and its local importance so that we can consider that the local news really plays a good role. And as well as the weather, what is the type of weather that is usualy seen in the area that the news is telecasted. were the complained from a particular part of the country or from all the part of the country.

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Sentence: We can even consider the weather may be its a season that is most prone to cyclones that have a bad effect.
Description: The tag a determiner, possessive is not usually followed by a
Suggestion: Refer to its and a

were the complained from a particular part of the country or from all the part of the country.
Description: The phrase 'the complained' is rare

Sentence: Late night news program has resulted in complains against the weather and the local news.Author should give us more information about the compalints received and is that really due to the new late night program.
Error: compalints Suggestion: complaints

Sentence: The reason behind the withdrawel of the contracts should be stated to give us the idea regarding the argument.
Error: withdrawel Suggestion: withdrawal

Sentence: The evidence needed is the reason behind the withdrawel.
Error: withdrawel Suggestion: withdrawal

Sentence: It may be that the complains for the local news could be because there are lot of activites that are being held at that point of time may be a protest or a election that the viewers want to update them selves about.
Error: activites Suggestion: activities

flaws:
Not well organized.

better to use this pattern for argument essays:

para 1: introduction.
para 2: argument 1
para 3: argument 2
para 4: argument 3
para 5: conclusion

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