QUESTION TEXT: In defending the Hyperion School of Journalism…
QUESTION TYPE: Weaken
CONCLUSION: Hyperion helps its students.
REASONING: 65% of Hyperion’s students got journalism jobs.
ANALYSIS: We need some context for the dean’s employment figure. If the students hadn’t gone to Hyperion, how many of them would have journalism jobs?
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- CORRECT. If most of Hyperion’s students already had journalism jobs, then a 65% journalism employment rate is not impressive.
- “Some” is a very vague word. Does this refer to one crank, or the ten most powerful newspaper editors? In any case, it doesn’t matter whether journalism school is necessary. Hyperion might still be valuable even if it’s not necessary.
- This shows studying journalism may be a bad career move. But if you’re determined to be a journalist, a school like Hyperion could still provide value.
- It’s hard to say how this affects the argument. It would strengthen it if other journalism schools are valuable, or weaken the argument if not.
- This shows that the school is at least somewhat more exclusive. But is that valuable?
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