TAILIEUCHUNG - – THE GRE ANALYTICAL WRITING SECTION – The argument, as given, is weakened by the fact that it

– THE GRE ANALYTICAL WRITING SECTION – The argument, as given, is weakened by the fact that it does not address any counterarguments or note any other perspectives. It could have addressed the positive role models many athletes play to youth, the community outreach many professional athletes do for free, or the generous charities many athletes set up and donate money to. By stating some of these counterarguments and refuting them, the author could have gained more credibility, showing that insight and logic played into his or her argument. As it is, the argument appears biased and one-sided. What’s more, the. | --------------------- THE GRE ANALYTICAL WRITING SECTION --------------------------------- The argument as given is weakened by the fact that it does not address any counterarguments or note any other perspectives. It could have addressed the positive role models many athletes play to youth the community outreach many professional athletes do for free or the generous charities many athletes set up and donate money to. By stating some of these counterarguments and refuting them the author could have gained more credibility showing that insight and logic played into his or her argument. As it is the argument appears biased and one-sided. What s more the premises on which the author bases his or her conclusions seem unreasonably qualified. For example the average salary given for professional athletes doesn t seem like the appropriate measure to use in this situation. There are many professional sports professional table tennis or volleyball for example where the salaries for even the top players don t approach 650 000. If you were to survey all professional athletes you d probably find that the typical player doesn t come close to a six-figure salary. However because players like Shaquille O Neal and Tiger Woods make millions of dollars the average is higher than the typical salary. Therefore this piece of evidence the author chooses seems loaded. In addition sources are not provided for this salary statistic. Furthermore the author does not cite sources for the 50 000 teacher s salary or that benchwarmers make more than teachers. Besides it is unlikely that table tennis team benchwarmers make larger salaries than teachers Because this evidence lacks sources the author s credibility is weakened because the evidence cannot be verified as fact. If the figures can be verified then the premises are reasonable however for all the reader knows the author simply made everything up. Overall this argument is not well reasoned. The conclusion of this argument seems biased and

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