Business Cornerstone Legacy Assignment
1. What’s the issue at hand (question at issue)?
The issue at hand which is stated in the writing’s thesis is “I think legacies do deserve extra attention from the admissions office”.
2. Is it significant?
Yes, this issue affects all current and future students and applicants to Cromwell, and could influence the entire scholarly community.
3. a. List the claims being made (you need to find 6 + claims)
1] Legacy applicants are more likely to do well when they get to Cromwell because they understand what college is all about.
2] Legacies know the old traditions and have a stronger feeling of school pride.
3] Legacies probably have higher retention rates.
4] If your parents graduated from Cromwell, they must have been smart.
5] Legacies will become major donors to the college.
6] Cromwell cannot run without donations.
7] Legacies won’t ever want to transfer to other schools.
8] Most private colleges admit legacies at higher rates.
b. Is there a factual basis to the claims? Why or why not?
No, Hope does not clearly cite her sources. Her friend who does work study in the admissions office, and the Alumni Magazine, may not be credible authorities on research statistics.
c. What kind of evidence is being provided in support of the claims?
Hope believes that she ought to know more about this issue being a legacy herself, and she also is backed up by her friend and a research article she read.
d. Is the use of statistics or other numerical evidence credible?
They may be, but the readers cannot determine their credibility because not enough information was given about them.
4. How credible is the speaker as well as the sources cited?
Hope doesn’t appear to be very credible. She does not specifically list her sources and statistics which back up her thesis.
5. What assumptions are underlying any claims being made? (at
The issue at hand which is stated in the writing’s thesis is “I think legacies do deserve extra attention from the admissions office”.
2. Is it significant?
Yes, this issue affects all current and future students and applicants to Cromwell, and could influence the entire scholarly community.
3. a. List the claims being made (you need to find 6 + claims)
1] Legacy applicants are more likely to do well when they get to Cromwell because they understand what college is all about.
2] Legacies know the old traditions and have a stronger feeling of school pride.
3] Legacies probably have higher retention rates.
4] If your parents graduated from Cromwell, they must have been smart.
5] Legacies will become major donors to the college.
6] Cromwell cannot run without donations.
7] Legacies won’t ever want to transfer to other schools.
8] Most private colleges admit legacies at higher rates.
b. Is there a factual basis to the claims? Why or why not?
No, Hope does not clearly cite her sources. Her friend who does work study in the admissions office, and the Alumni Magazine, may not be credible authorities on research statistics.
c. What kind of evidence is being provided in support of the claims?
Hope believes that she ought to know more about this issue being a legacy herself, and she also is backed up by her friend and a research article she read.
d. Is the use of statistics or other numerical evidence credible?
They may be, but the readers cannot determine their credibility because not enough information was given about them.
4. How credible is the speaker as well as the sources cited?
Hope doesn’t appear to be very credible. She does not specifically list her sources and statistics which back up her thesis.
5. What assumptions are underlying any claims being made? (at