The Mozart School of Music advertises itself as it would be the best choice among other music schools. However, their advertisement presumes unproven hypotheses: First, the wide coverage of their teaching does not mean good quality. Second, there is no reason the presence of distinguished faculties implies the good quality of teaching. Third, the school's graduates' output does not mean the school teaches their students well.
Firstly, it argues it has famous and distinguished faculties. To derive the conclusion that the school is best choice, we have to assume that the ability of distinguished faculties is positively related to teaching. It is also possible, however, that famous faculties are not appear frequently so students have no chance to be taught by them, or their teaching skill is poor. Under these unwarranted situation, we could not say The Mozart School of Music is the best choice.
Secondly, the school advertises it teaches about almost all of musical instruments and a wide range of genres. However, they tell nothing about the quality of their wide coverage of teaching. It is possible, as their name might suggest, that they really covers various range of instruments and genres, but what they really concentrates on is limited, like classics. In this case, students outside of this limited genres or instruments could receive poor quality of teaching. Especially, they advertises some of their faculties are famous musicians: compare with this fact, it is also possible that there are genres whose faculties of the school is not distinguished. Although we do not have a reason to presume all distinguished musicians teaches well, mentioning both facts could belie their teaching environment.
Thirdly, the school claims that many graduates of them are well-paid and famous musicians. To deduce the conclusion from this fact, we have to demonstrate that their teaching is really related to graduates' high salary and fame. It is also simply possible that almost all of students of the schools have high financial ability, or all of their parents are musicians. In this case, the students can be provided lessons outside of the school, or chances of joining famous performances. Under this unwarranted situation, the relation between the school and graduates' outputs would be weakened.
I have examined three non-averred hypotheses in this advertisement. Unless the school shows these assumption is valid, we should carefully speculate their advertisement before to enroll our children to their school.
The Mozart
School
of Music advertises itself as it would be the best choice among other music
schools
.
However
, their advertisement presumes unproven hypotheses:
First
, the wide coverage of their
teaching
does not mean
good
quality
. Second, there is no reason the presence of
distinguished
faculties implies the
good
quality
of
teaching
. Third, the school's graduates' output does not mean the
school
teaches their
students
well.
Firstly
, it argues it has
famous
and
distinguished
faculties. To derive the conclusion that the
school
is best
choice, we
have to
assume that the ability of
distinguished
faculties is
positively
related to
teaching
. It is
also
possible
,
however
, that
famous
faculties are not
appear
frequently
so
students
have no chance to
be taught
by them, or their
teaching
skill
is poor. Under these unwarranted situation, we could not say The Mozart
School
of Music is the best choice.
Secondly
, the
school
advertises it teaches about almost all of musical instruments and a wide range of genres.
However
, they
tell
nothing about the
quality
of their wide coverage of
teaching
. It is
possible
, as their name might suggest, that they
really
covers various range of instruments and genres,
but
what they
really
concentrates on
is limited
, like classics.
In this case
,
students
outside of
this limited genres or instruments could receive poor
quality
of
teaching
.
Especially
, they
advertises
some
of their faculties are
famous
musicians
: compare with this fact, it is
also
possible
that there are genres whose faculties of the
school
is not
distinguished
. Although we do not have a reason to presume all
distinguished
musicians
teaches well, mentioning both facts could belie their
teaching
environment.
Thirdly
, the
school
claims that
many
graduates of them are well-paid and
famous
musicians
. To deduce the conclusion from this fact, we
have to
demonstrate that their
teaching
is
really
related to graduates' high salary and fame. It is
also
simply
possible
that almost all of
students
of the
schools
have high financial ability, or all of their parents are
musicians
.
In this case
, the
students
can
be provided
lessons
outside of
the
school
, or chances of joining
famous
performances. Under this unwarranted situation, the relation between the
school
and graduates' outputs would
be weakened
.
I have examined three non-averred hypotheses in this advertisement. Unless the
school
shows
these assumption
is valid, we should
carefully
speculate their advertisement
before
to enroll our children to their
school
.