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 unwarranted.
In the memorandum from the president of Humana University states that, in order to soar the enrollment and solve the budget deficit at Humana University, they should promote the online degree programs like that at Omni. However before these assumption is accepted three of the questions must be answered.
Firstly, the author has not mentioned any evidence suggesting that the Humana University is well prepared as Omni and the infrastructure for the online programs are present. It could be that the Omni University only takes the online classes. As a result they are better prepared for the classes. Also, there are no information that shows how will the Humanan university take their steps in running and maintaining the online classes.
Secondly, there is no evidence presented in the memorandum giving us the information about the expenditure of the Omni University. It may be that the cost of maintenance of the internet and PC are higher than that of the maintenance of the building: as they require the trained professional to look after such field.
Lastly, there is no lucid information that gives information about the courses that are taught in Humana University and Omni University. It may be that the students prefer the courses that are offered by the Omni are highly likely to help them get a job and better life in future. Also, there is no information about the type of students that are enrolled in omni. As course could have been structured such that the far-distance students that out of the states and in different states are targated.
In conclusion, the recommendation as it is presented has many flaws in it because of its reliance on the unwarranted assumption. If author could provide answers to the above queries the reliance on the assumption could be evaluated.
Comments
e-rater score report
Attribute Value Ideal
Final score: 4.0 out of 6
Category: Good Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 14 15
No. of Words: 299 350
No. of Characters: 1466 1500
No. of Different Words: 142 200
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.158 4.7
Average Word Length: 4.903 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.757 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 104 100
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 75 80
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 56 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 38 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 21.357 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 7.621 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.786 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.354 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.354 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.109 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 1 5
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 221, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: However,
...line degree programs like that at Omni. However before these assumption is accepted thr...
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Line 1, column 236, Rule ID: THIS_NNS[2]
Message: Did you mean 'this assumption' or 'these assumptions'?
Suggestion: this assumption; these assumptions
...grams like that at Omni. However before these assumption is accepted three of the questions mus...
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Line 1, column 287, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...ption is accepted three of the questions must be answered. Firstly, the author h...
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Line 4, column 270, Rule ID: IN_PAST[1]
Message: Did you mean: 'in the future'?
Suggestion: in the future
... to help them get a job and better life in future. Also, there is no information about th...
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Line 5, column 130, Rule ID: SENTENCE_FRAGMENT[1]
Message: “If” at the beginning of a sentence requires a 2nd clause. Maybe a comma, question or exclamation mark is missing, or the sentence is incomplete and should be joined with the following sentence.
...reliance on the unwarranted assumption. If author could provide answers to the abo...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, first, firstly, however, if, lastly, look, may, second, secondly, so, well, in conclusion, as a result
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 21.0 19.6327345309 107% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 9.0 12.9520958084 69% => OK
Conjunction : 7.0 11.1786427146 63% => OK
Relative clauses : 14.0 13.6137724551 103% => OK
Pronoun: 27.0 28.8173652695 94% => OK
Preposition: 37.0 55.5748502994 67% => OK
Nominalization: 17.0 16.3942115768 104% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1499.0 2260.96107784 66% => OK
No of words: 299.0 441.139720559 68% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.01337792642 5.12650576532 98% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.1583189471 4.56307096286 91% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.82953817489 2.78398813304 102% => OK
Unique words: 142.0 204.123752495 70% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.47491638796 0.468620217663 101% => OK
syllable_count: 492.3 705.55239521 70% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59920159681 100% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 4.0 4.96107784431 81% => OK
Article: 2.0 8.76447105788 23% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 2.70958083832 111% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.67365269461 0% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 4.22255489022 71% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 14.0 19.7664670659 71% => Need more sentences. Double check the format of sentences, make sure there is a space between two sentences, or have enough periods. And also check the lengths of sentences, maybe they are too long.
Sentence length: 21.0 22.8473053892 92% => OK
Sentence length SD: 44.5440048418 57.8364921388 77% => OK
Chars per sentence: 107.071428571 119.503703932 90% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.3571428571 23.324526521 92% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.71428571429 5.70786347227 135% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 5.15768463074 97% => OK
Language errors: 5.0 5.25449101796 95% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 6.0 8.20758483034 73% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 6.88822355289 44% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 5.0 4.67664670659 107% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.245637644418 0.218282227539 113% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0843238769717 0.0743258471296 113% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0824310026295 0.0701772020484 117% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.124476375443 0.128457276422 97% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.085989651797 0.0628817314937 137% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.8 14.3799401198 89% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 50.16 48.3550499002 104% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.1628742515 123% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.5 12.197005988 94% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.78 12.5979740519 94% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.27 8.32208582834 99% => OK
difficult_words: 68.0 98.500998004 69% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 12.3882235529 89% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 11.1389221557 93% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.9071856287 101% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 50.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.0 Out of 6
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