Research Paper on:
Analyzing an Argument

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analytical analysis of an argument is an excellent example of an analytical essay. Discussion expresses what would make the argument more sound and persuasive and what additional information would  be helpful in evaluating a conclusion. ANALYZING AN ARGUMENT The statement that is to be analyzed tells us that because employees wear photo identification badges that must be why  no incidents of employee theft have been reported within the company. In analyzing this argument one must take the obvious statement as listed above and examine why or why  not it might be correct. While ten companies might report no incidences of employee theft, we must first question why that is. These ten companies also report that their  employees wear photo identification badges. What is the logical connection between photo identification badges and employee theft? Given the information at hand it would seem this is not  enough information to accurately assimilate the information and come to the conclusion that was purportedly reached. Two statements are made in this argument. Ten companies reported no employee theft.  All of these companies require photo identification badges. The conclusion that was reached at this point is that because all of the companies use photo ID then photo  ID prevents theft. Such a broad statement cannot be assumed, and one would need further information to prove such a brash statement. An excellent example of this skewed reasoning  would be the following: Ten people drive red cars. All ten people driving these red cars are teenagers. Therefore all teenagers drive red cars. This is  an obviously false assumption based on two pieces of information that do not necessarily relate to each other. The same is true of the employee theft statements. Further questions