刘文勇GRE写作Argument题库 Day 147

Day 147 We recommend that Grove College preserve its century-old tradition of all-female education rather than admit men into its programs

The following recommendation was made by the president and administrative staff of Grove College, a private institution, to the college's governing committee.

“We recommend that Grove College preserve its century-old tradition of all-female education rather than admit men into its programs. It is true that a majority of faculty members voted in favor of coeducation, arguing that it would encourage more students to apply to Grove. But 80 percent of the students responding to a survey conducted by the student government wanted the school to remain all female, and over half of the alumnae who answered a separate survey also opposed coeducation. Keeping the college all female will improve morale among students and convince alumnae to keep supporting the college financially.”

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 argument.

五问：

（1）“It is true that a majority of faculty members voted in favor of coeducation, arguing that it would encourage more students to apply to Grove. But 80 percent of the students responding to a survey conducted by the student government wanted the school to remain all female, and over half of the alumnae who answered a separate survey also opposed coeducation”是事实， “We recommend that Grove College preserve its century-old tradition of all-female education rather than admit men into its programs”是结论，值得反驳吗？

（2）文中提到了两个调查，这两个调查的样本具有代表性吗？样本数量是多少呢？是否有可能没参加调查的人占样本总量的比例更大呢？样本可能有什么偏向性？例如：报名该校的学生一般会倾向于支持该传统。那没有报名该校的学生对该传统的态度呢？是否可能存在这样的情况，在改为男女合校之后，尽管有一部分在校生对此表示不满，但招生总数增加了？

（3）80%的学生希望学校保持传统，那剩下的 20%的学生呢？他们的意见就不重要了吗？同样，超过一半的校友反对男女同校，那剩下的那部分校友是否支持呢？

（4）student government进行的调查是否有可能是诱导性调查呢？例如：问题设置带有暗示性，让调查对象不自觉地选择支持学校的传统。

（5）保持传统就一定能够提升学生的精神面貌，并且使校友们继续捐款吗？男女同校是否也有可能实现甚至更好地实现这些目的？文中是否给出了充足的论据来证明这一点？