The argument above states an analogy between measures adopted by Tobor Techonologies and those proposed by DIord Corp in reducing employee sick days, focusing on mental illnesses as a cause of absenteeism. However, the argument is not entirely logically convincing, while it ignores several certain crucial assumptions.
One of the first faulty assumptions that the argument makes is that the psychologist is successful in curing the mental illnesses of employees. The employees may or may not have benefitted from the psychologist's help. Also, it assumes that the reduction in number of sick days is solely due to the implementation program. It cannot be assumed so, when it is possible that there are other reasons causing a decrease in number of leaves. The number may have been reduced due to better health facilities, decreased occurences of diseases or decrease in casual leaves. On similar lines it assumes the mental illnesses to be the only reasons of decrease in employee attendance.
Sencondly, the argument assumes the working conditions to be the same in the two companies. The results in Tabor techonologies cannot be extrapolated to Dior Corp, unless we consider the working conditions in the companies which may or may not be suitabe for employees or have the same conditions. Similarly the reason for increase in sick days in Dior Corps may be other than mental illnesses, in which case, the insurance program and the counseling sessions won't work.
The last wrong assumption of with argument is that increase in attendance will increase in productivity. This does not consider the fact that productivity may not increase if other factors like employee negligence, strikes, shutdowns, technical difficulties may lead to a decrease in productivity.
The argument can thus be shown to have many unstated assumptions that weakens its claims and puts forth a weak statement. The argument could have been strengthened by giving a percentage of leaves in Dior Corps that were caused by mental illness, or the similarities in the working conditions that could endorse the implementation of same measures in both companies.
The
argument
above states an analogy between measures adopted by
Tobor
Techonologies
and those proposed by
DIord
Corp in reducing
employee
sick days, focusing on
mental
illnesses
as a cause of absenteeism.
However
, the
argument
is not
entirely
logically
convincing, while it
ignores
several certain crucial assumptions.
One of the
first
faulty assumptions that the
argument
makes
is that the psychologist is successful in curing the
mental
illnesses
of
employees
. The
employees
may or may not have
benefitted
from the psychologist's
help
.
Also
, it assumes that the reduction in number of sick days is
solely
due to the implementation program. It cannot
be assumed
so
, when it is possible that there are other reasons causing a
decrease
in number of
leaves
. The number may have been
reduced
due to better health facilities, decreased
occurences
of diseases or
decrease
in casual
leaves
. On similar lines it assumes the
mental
illnesses
to be the
only
reasons of
decrease
in
employee
attendance.
Sencondly
, the
argument
assumes the working conditions to be the same in the two
companies
. The results in Tabor
techonologies
cannot
be extrapolated
to Dior Corp, unless we consider the working conditions in the
companies
which may or may not be
suitabe
for
employees
or have the same conditions.
Similarly
the reason for
increase
in sick days in Dior
Corps
may be other than
mental
illnesses
, in which case, the insurance program and the counseling sessions won't work.
The last
wrong
assumption of with
argument
is that
increase
in attendance will
increase
in productivity. This does not consider the fact that productivity may not
increase
if other factors like
employee
negligence, strikes, shutdowns, technical difficulties may lead to a
decrease
in productivity.
The
argument
can
thus
be shown
to have
many
unstated assumptions that weakens its claims and puts forth a weak statement. The
argument
could have
been strengthened
by giving a percentage of
leaves
in Dior
Corps
that
were caused
by
mental
illness
, or the similarities in the working conditions that could endorse the implementation of same measures in both
companies
.