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Topic 516: The following appeared in a memo to the Saluda town council from the town's business manager.
"Research indicates that those who exercise regularly are hospitalized less than half as often as those who don't exercise. By
providing a well-equipped gym for Saluda's municipal employees, we should be able to reduce the cost of our group health insurance
coverage by approximately 50% and thereby achieve a balanced town budget."
Discuss how well reasoned . . . Etc.
- Please Rate this Analysis of an Argument... by Prashant
First of all the author\'s conclusion that people who exercise regularly are hospitalized less is based on the assumption that all the people who are hospitalized, wouldn\'t have been hospitalized, had they exercised regularly. The author fails to take into account the various reasons that can lead to a person\'s hospitalization. Read more... - gyms reduce health insurance costs... by ghosekeya
health is wealth as the adage goes,one should be very meticulous about one\'s health. NEGLIGENCE TOWARDS HEALTH CAN ACTUALLY BE HAZARDOUS.NOW I COMPLETELY AM TAKING SIDE WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT GYMS WILL REDUCE COST OF OUR GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE. Read more... - Reduction in Group Health Insurance Cost... by Kats699
The above argument suggesting that by providing gym facility to municipal employees to achieve a balanced town budget is not persuasive at all for a number of reasons. As the memo was presented by a business manager it has its flaws, the business manager for obvious reasons overlooked certain aspects as well. Read more... - Saluda... by sampandey
In the given argument, the business manager concludes that opening a well equipped gym would help the town council achieve a balanced town budget. The line of reasoning is based on two premises that the manager provides to support his conclusion (1) Research indicates that those who exercise regularly are hospitalized less than half as often as those who do not exercise (2) The cost of group health insurance coverage would be reduced as the employees will start using the gym for exercise. This argument has several major flaws Read more...
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