The following is part of a memorandum from the president of Humana University.
"Last year the number of students who enrolled in online degree programs offered by nearby Omni University increased by 50 percent. During the same year, Omni showed a significant decrease from prior years in expenditures for dormitory and classroom space, most likely because online instruction takes place via the Internet. In contrast, over the past three years, enrollment at Humana University has failed to grow and the cost of maintaining buildings has increased. Thus, to increase enrollment and solve the problem of budget deficits at Humana University, we should initiate and actively promote online degree programs like those at Omni."
Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarrant
In the memorandum, the president of Humana University concludes that Humana University should have installed online degree programs to enhance the student's enrollment and solve their budget scarcity. He comes to this conclusion based on a comparison with nearby Omni University. while the assertion from the president might prove true, as it stands now, the argument relies on three unwarranted assumptions that hinder its credibility.
First of all, the author assumes that the stagnant enrollment of Humana University prevails in the upcoming years, but this might not be the case. Perhaps the residents of nearby Humana University would face economic hardship in the past years, now their conditions are improving. In addition, in the past three years, there might be very few young people and now, many residents, who have young children are shifted to these areas. If either scenario above proves true, then the author's argument that Humana University should go in online does not hold water.
Moreover, the president of Humana university presumes, without justification, that the demographic characteristics are the same in both Omni University and Humana University regions. However, this might not be true. For example, the residents of Omni University might do jobs and study simultaneously. Therefore, The online degree program might convenient for them. This might not be the case of Humana University residents. Furthermore, the financial condition of two areas people might be different. To participate in the online class, it is required to have the electronic device and Omni University participants might have better economic conditions than that of human University students. If the above factors are true, then the author's contention is considerably hampered.
The author supposes that Omni University able to reduce its infrastructural expenditure because of undertaking the online programs, but this might not be true. Perhaps, Omni University might do their development works three years ago, so they need not do so in the last years. Because infrastructural development only needs to do after five or more years. In addition, there might be many costs involved in taking the internet-based classes, for instance, purchasing the internet, laptop, microphone, training arrangement for teachers, etc. The authority of Humana university fails to consider the above issues, hence their assumptions are questionable.
In conclusion, the writer may be correct in predicting that the online degree program will help to increase student enrollment at Humana University and diminish the cost. However, the prediction rests on three unwarranted assumptions that dramatically hinder its validity.
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Comments
e-rater score report
Attribute Value Ideal
Final score: 3.5 out of 6
Category: Satisfactory Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 6 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 7 2
No. of Sentences: 20 15
No. of Words: 411 350
No. of Characters: 2241 1500
No. of Different Words: 200 200
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.503 4.7
Average Word Length: 5.453 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.938 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 165 100
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 124 80
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 106 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 74 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 20.55 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 9.314 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.75 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.36 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.542 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.102 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 5 5
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 36, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
In the memorandum, the president of Humana University concludes that Humana ...
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Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'students'' or 'student's'?
Suggestion: students'; student's
...d online degree programs to enhance the students enrollment and solve their budget scarc...
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Line 1, column 281, Rule ID: UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START
Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: While
...comparison with nearby Omni University. while the assertion from the president might ...
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Line 3, column 481, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[1]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'authors'' or 'author's'?
Suggestion: authors'; author's
...er scenario above proves true, then the authors argument that Humana University should ...
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Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...obs and study simultaneously. Therefore, The online degree program might convenie...
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Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'authors'' or 'author's'?
Suggestion: authors'; author's
...If the above factors are true, then the authors contention is considerably hampered. ...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, first, furthermore, hence, however, if, may, moreover, so, then, therefore, while, for example, for instance, in addition, in conclusion, first of all
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 15.0 19.6327345309 76% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 18.0 12.9520958084 139% => OK
Conjunction : 9.0 11.1786427146 81% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 13.6137724551 73% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 27.0 28.8173652695 94% => OK
Preposition: 46.0 55.5748502994 83% => OK
Nominalization: 17.0 16.3942115768 104% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2310.0 2260.96107784 102% => OK
No of words: 411.0 441.139720559 93% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.6204379562 5.12650576532 110% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.50256981431 4.56307096286 99% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.02155104561 2.78398813304 109% => OK
Unique words: 205.0 204.123752495 100% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.498783454988 0.468620217663 106% => OK
syllable_count: 733.5 705.55239521 104% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.8 1.59920159681 113% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 4.96107784431 101% => OK
Article: 11.0 8.76447105788 126% => OK
Subordination: 5.0 2.70958083832 185% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.67365269461 119% => OK
Preposition: 7.0 4.22255489022 166% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 22.0 19.7664670659 111% => OK
Sentence length: 18.0 22.8473053892 79% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 47.4911257478 57.8364921388 82% => OK
Chars per sentence: 105.0 119.503703932 88% => OK
Words per sentence: 18.6818181818 23.324526521 80% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.04545454545 5.70786347227 123% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 5.15768463074 97% => OK
Language errors: 6.0 5.25449101796 114% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 8.20758483034 85% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 6.88822355289 44% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 12.0 4.67664670659 257% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.302363540607 0.218282227539 139% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0932118013985 0.0743258471296 125% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0849677367401 0.0701772020484 121% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.185533104008 0.128457276422 144% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0556560848405 0.0628817314937 89% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.4 14.3799401198 100% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 36.28 48.3550499002 75% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.1628742515 156% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.7 12.197005988 104% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 15.32 12.5979740519 122% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.64 8.32208582834 104% => OK
difficult_words: 107.0 98.500998004 109% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 12.0 12.3882235529 97% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.2 11.1389221557 83% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.9071856287 101% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 66.67 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.0 Out of 6
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