Logical Reasoning

PT149 · S3 · Q20 Michele: In my professional experience

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Michele: In my professional experience, it’s usually not a good idea for a company to overhaul its databases.

Michele's Claims

1. It's usually not a good idea for a company to overhaul its databases.

2. The rewards rarely exceed the problems experienced along the way.

3. People considering a database overhaul should think twice before proceeding.

Alvaro's Responses

1. Did Alvaro argue that ... usually it is a good idea for a company to overhaul its databases?

No, not really. It doesn't seem like Alvaro weighs in on the usually modifier that dictates the truth value of this claim. He doesn't seem to address whether it's a good idea for companies to overhaul databases in most cases.

2. Did Alvaro argue that ... The rewards frequently exceed the problems experienced along the way?

Not really. There isn't any discussion of rewards outweighing problem.

3. Did Alvaro argue that ... People considering a database overhaul should not think twice?

Yes, kind of. He's definitely countering Michele's advice in her final claim. For her, the best advice for a company considering a database overhaul is to "think twice", which is an expression that means "you probably shouldn't do it".

If we say, , that's another way of saying, .

So Michele is saying companies should probably avoid overhauling their database, whereas Alvaro is saying

Goal

The disconnect seemed to be concentrated around the idea of generic advice about overhauling databases.

Michele: Alvaro: "It's fine, just do the job right"

20.

Michele and Alvaro disagree with each other about which one of the following?

  1. why companies should consider overhauling

    Unsupported Both

    We don't have either person's position on why companies should consider overhauling their databases. This answer is saying that Michele thinks, "they should consider overhauling for reason X" whereas Alvaro thinks, "they should consider overhauling for reason Y". We don't have a reason for overhauling from either of them, let alone two competing reasons.

    3% picked this

  2. whether the problems experienced during

    Trap

    Unsupported Disagree Position Too Strong: never outweigh This relates to Michele's 2nd claim, which we decided Alvaro took no position on. In order to pick this answer, we would need one person to agree that "the problems experienced during a database overhaul sometimes outweigh the rewards" (which Michele would definitely agree with) and we'd need the other person to agree that "the problems experienced during a database overhaul never outweigh the rewards". We certainly can't support that Alvaro believes that very extreme claim.

    13% picked this

  3. which kinds of database overhauls

    Out of Scope: kinds of overhauls

    Neither person gets into discussing different types of database overhauls, so we don't have a fight where one person says, "Overhauls of type X have more problems than rewards" whereas the other person says, "No, overhauls of type Y have more problems than rewards".

    2% picked this

  4. Correct

    what a company should do

    Why this is right

    Michela's advice for a company considering a database overhaul: - think twice; it's usually not a good idea Alvaro's advice - do the job right

    Skill tested: Agree/Disagree · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

    81% picked this

  5. when professional experience is required

    Out of Scope: recoding experience

    Neither person talks about when professional experience is / isn't needed to correctly recode a database. According to this answer, one person says, "In cases such as X, professional experience is required to correctly recode a database" and the other person says, "no, it's in cases such as Y that professional experience is required to correctly recode a database".

    0% picked this

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