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上海新东方·Steven Argument No. 1 Aircraft maintenance and airline profits In this memorandum Get-Away Airlines personnel director asserts that Get-Away mechanics should enroll in the Quality Care Seminar on proper maintenance procedures in order to increase customer satisfaction and, in turn, profits. The director reasons that because the performance of auto-racing mechanics improves after the seminar, so will that of Get-Aways mechanics. The directors argument relies on a number of dubious assumptions and is therefore unconvincing. First of all, the argument unfairly assumes that because the performance of auto-racing mechanics improves after the seminar so will the performance of aircraft mechanics. Common sense tells me that, even though aircraft and auto mechanics serve similar functions, aircraft repair and maintenance is far more involved than car repair and maintenance. Thus, a seminar that improves the performance of auto mechanics will not necessarily improve that of aircraft mechanics. Secondly, the argument assumes that the performance of Get-Away mechanics is subject to improvement. However, it is entirely possible that their performance level is already very high and that the seminar will afford little or no improvement. Perhaps Get-Aways mechanics have already attended a similar seminar, or perhaps they meet higher standards than the ones imposed on auto-racing mechanics. Thirdly, the argument concludes from the mere fac t that the performance of auto-racing mechanics improved after the seminar that the seminar was responsible for this improvement. However, it is possible that some other factor, such as improved diagnostic technology or more stringent inspection requirements, was the reason for the improved performance. Without ruling out these and other suc