Writing Feedback / Study blindfoldedly without analyzing the assumptions made in it will certainly bring one's downfall [2]

The following appeared as part of an article in a business magazine.

"A recent study rating 300 male and female Mentian advertising executives according to the average number of hours they sleep per night showed an association between the amount of sleep the executives need and the success of their firms. Of the advertising firms studied, those whose executives reported needing no more than 6 hours of sleep per night had higher profit margins and faster growth. These results suggest that if a business wants to prosper, it should hire only people who need less than 6 hours of sleep per night."

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.

The author's view about the relation between the amount of sleep needed by the executives and the success of their firms becomes biased by a recent study on certain executives which showed greater profit margins and faster growth by those executives who needs less than 6 hours of sleep and without even examining the fallacies of the study the author asserts that only such people should be hired.This study consists of many unstated assumptions which may not be tenable at all, rendering the study to be a waste of time.

First, the study is based upon the reporting of executives about their sleeping needs, but there is no mention about their credibility, or if the executives were observed for certain period of time.What if the reporting is false?Some people have the habit of lying and there is a possibility here too. Also, executives reported their sleeping "needs", but that doesn't mean that they sleep only for that particular time, or they may oversleep too .

Second, the study does not state the amount of work given to these executives.Whether or not it was the same as those needing more sleep? The work may have been relatively minuscule compared to those needing more sleep, and that may have lead to the successful completion of the work, inturn making it succesful.

Third, the study is conducted on an advertising executives that obviously cannot be generalized.Certain executives does not represent all the businesses but only the which they work in.

All in all, I would say that following such study blindfoldedly, without analysing the assumptions made in it will certainly bring one's downfall, and advising others to follow the same is not appreciable

This is all I could come up with, in the 30 min deadline.

Writing Feedback / The creation of a government is definitely for solving the problems (welfare) of the society [2]

GRE issue essay- how could i improve this?

Governments should focus on solving the immediate problems of today rather than on trying to solve the anticipated problems of the future.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the recommendation and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, describe specific circumstances in which adopting the recommendation would or would not be advantageous and explain how these examples shape your position.

Hi guys!.This is the topic for my GRE issue essay. It's a bit urgent( I have only one more day to practice).Also, I need to get atleast a 4.

The creation of a government is definitely for solving the problems(welfare) of the society, and problems here does not confine to the present or future, but all the problems the society faces.Also, solving a present day problem will not only be beneficial for the present, but also make tommorow bright.Because, if it isn't solved today it would continue till tommorow and as long as it isn't curtailed.Focusing only on tommorows problem would undermine such present problems, which is not one expects from an effective government.

"Democracy is for the people, of the people and by the people", said Abrahim Lincoln implying that a Government(in which he wished it to be democratic) formed by the people works for the welfare of the society.Why is the government formed? For solving problems that cannot be done by individuals themselves, or neither by certain groups of the society(because of the limitation of the power).Whereas, a government exercises it's power for the benefit of the society.For instance, subsidising the price of a costly commodity, such as renewable energy,which all the individuals would not be able to afford on their own. This instance not only applies to the problems of today but also would have continued, unless attended.Imagine a power cut due to shortage and uncertainty of its restoration.By reducing the const of renewable energy, take solar power, the government has solved this power crisis problem and also the uncertainty associated with it is eliminated.

On the other hand,many anticipated problems are not always likely to become reality. It obviously depends on the how they are anticipated.So, wasting time to solve such "anticipated" problems the government should focus on today's problem, first.

Lastly, the future problems must not be ignored completely, for they may become a great disaster, if ignored.But, the preference should be given to the present first and then the future, not the vice-versa.

All in all, I would say the government should be committed to solve as many problems of the society as the could, but by laying emphasis on the present first, then the future.