In the argument mentioned, the author referred to a recently completed study that shows how more healthy are the people who live in stairs-only apartments compared to the people who live in apartments and use elevators. In his build of the argument, the author made some assumptions to solve to his conclusions that are questionable of their representativity of the effect stairs have on people of different ages.
first, we see that the author pointed to results of the study such as the frequency in which an elderly visit the doctor and the average life time of people who use stairs compared to those who use elevators. In such evidences, question has to be raised about the financial status of every participant in this study. that is, in general, affluent people are more likely to be living in apartments with elevators than the less wealthy people, therefore, if the study is made on people who are chosen only on the basis of the kind of apartment they live in regardless the financial state of them, it is likely that the study contains more wealthy people in the category of apartments with elevators and less wealthy people in the category of stairs-only apartments. so, In such a case, it would be obvious that for example more wealthy people would have the financial ability to make visits to the doctors more than the less wealthy, and also wealthy people are would be more likely to have a healthy lifestyles as they are able to subscribe in fitness programs of health programs than poor people and this would be the cause of the results of the study, not the effect of the usage of stairs.
Moreover, the author also did not mention the nature of the study in terms of the place where it took place and the number of people observed in it. it is probable that the study was conducted in two different areas, for example in villages and cities, given that people living in stairs-only apartments are easily found in villages and the people who live in apartments which have elevators are more easily found in cities. In such case, the reason behind the more healthy indications in the lifestyles of persons who live in stairs-only apartments wouldn't be the usage of the stairs as concluded in the argument, instead, it would be the nature of the life in the village, where people are exposed to pure air and are less stressed than people who live in cities. so, it is important for such a study to be made in one place where people live in one environment to be more reliable.
In conclusion, at the first glance, it may seem that the conclusions made by the author are plausible and veracious. Nevertheless, a deeper look at the study which the author relied on to deduce these conclusions, it may seem questionable in terms of the way it where conducted. More facts about the conduction of the study would make the argument more substantiated and cogent. that is, the people observed must be very close in the lifestyle and only differ in the usage of the stairs.
In the
argument
mentioned, the
author
referred to a recently completed
study
that
shows
how more healthy are the
people
who
live
in stairs-
only
apartments
compared to the
people
who
live
in
apartments
and
use
elevators
. In his build of the
argument
, the
author
made
some
assumptions to solve to his
conclusions
that are questionable of their representativity of the effect stairs have on
people
of
different
ages.
first
, we
see
that the
author
pointed to results of the
study
such as the frequency in which an elderly visit the doctor and the average
life time
of
people
who
use
stairs compared to those
who
use
elevators
. In such evidences, question
has to
be raised
about the financial status of every participant in this
study
.
that
is,
in general
, affluent
people
are more likely to be living in
apartments
with
elevators
than the
less
wealthy
people
,
therefore
, if the
study
is made
on
people
who
are chosen
only
on the basis of the kind of
apartment
they
live
in regardless the financial state of them, it is likely that the
study
contains more
wealthy
people
in the category of
apartments
with
elevators
and
less
wealthy
people
in the category of stairs-
only
apartments
.
so
, In such a case, it would be obvious that
for example
more
wealthy
people
would have the financial ability to
make
visits to the doctors more than the
less
wealthy
, and
also
wealthy
people
are would be more likely to have a healthy
lifestyles
as they are able to subscribe in fitness programs of health programs than poor
people
and this would be the cause of the results of the
study
, not the effect of the usage of stairs.
Moreover
, the
author
also
did not mention the nature of the
study
in terms of the place where it took place and the number of
people
observed in it. it is probable that the
study
was conducted
in two
different
areas,
for example
in villages and cities,
given
that
people
living in stairs-
only
apartments
are
easily
found in villages and the
people
who
live
in
apartments
which have
elevators
are more
easily
found in cities. In such case, the reason behind the more healthy indications in the lifestyles of persons
who
live
in stairs-
only
apartments
wouldn't be the usage of the stairs as concluded in the
argument
,
instead
, it would be the nature of the life in the village, where
people
are exposed
to pure air and are
less
stressed
than
people
who
live
in cities.
so
, it is
important
for such a
study
to
be made
in one place where
people
live
in one environment to be more reliable.
In
conclusion
, at the
first
glance, it may seem that the
conclusions
made by the
author
are plausible and veracious.
Nevertheless
, a deeper look at the
study
which the
author
relied on to deduce these
conclusions
, it may seem questionable in terms of the way it where conducted. More facts about the conduction of the
study
would
make
the
argument
more substantiated and cogent.
that
is, the
people
observed
must
be
very
close in the lifestyle and
only
differ in the usage of the stairs.