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Easy Reading Memo

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The author of this memo assumes that Acme would benefit greatly by requiring all of their employees to take the Easy Read course. To bolster this assumption, the author cites several facts: one graduate of the course was able to read a 500-page report in only two hours; another graduate rose from an assistant manager to vice president of the company in under a year, he also assumes that the faster one can read the more information one can absorb in a day, moreover, this course would cost Acme only $500 per employee, which is a small amount for Acme to pay when consider the benefits. According to these evidence, the author concluds that require all of their employees to take the course will bring benefits to company. However, the assumption of the author is weak in following aspects.
First of all, the authr assumes unfairly that the improvement of two graduate of the course can imply to other employees who take this course, which is not necessaril the case. We do not know the information about the two graduate listed in the memo, maybe they were extraordinary before taking this course, the former one was good at reading, and the latter one was leadership before taking this course. Furthermore, even if the course did improve the ability …show more content…

However, lacking strong evidence, the author’s assumption is not reliable. He points out that the cost for per employee is only $ 500, he only mentions this is the course fee and does not provide other information about the cost, maybe the course will need extra cost for books or other stuff, and the total cost will be a great burden to the company. Moreover, there is no evidence to manifest the employees who take this course will definately make benefits to the company, if they do not, the benefits will be

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