The following appeared in a report of the Committee on Faculty Promotions and Salaries at Elm City University.

"During her 17 years as a professor of botany, Professor Thomas has proved herself to be well worth her annual salary of $50,000. Her classes are among the largest at the university, demonstrating her popularity among students. Moreover, the money she has brought to the university in research grants has exceeded her salary in each of the last two years. Therefore, in consideration of Professor Thomas' demonstrated teaching and research abilities, we recommend that she receive a $10,000 raise and a promotion to Department Chairperson; without such a raise and promotion, we fear that Professor Thomas will leave Elm City University for another college."





In these report the members of faculty Promotions and Salaries at Elm City University recommend Professor Thomson to be assigned to the position of department chairperson and be given an increase of 10000. To support these recommdation committee members cites that her classes are the among the largest at the university which demonstrating her popularity among students. Also she has raised the money for for research purposes. As the argument stands ,it seems convincing but the true scrutiny of the argument lends the argument as specious.

Firstly, the committee sites that Thomson classes are among the largest at the university and that indicates her popularity among students. It is entirely possible that there is no good teacher in the university for the particular subject which Thomson teaches. so the students do not have any option instead of attending her classes. if that is the case than this does not indicate the popularity of miss Thomson among the students. hence to support the argument committee must give some idea about other teacher and why her classes are the largest.

Secondly, the teacher can’t be given pay rise or higher position just because her classes are largest. as common sense suggests me a teacher should be promoted if she is teaching properly and does the results in the university have alleviated due to her teaching. it is entirely possible that professor Thomson is not teaching properly but the students are forced to attend her class due to presently scenario.
Thirdly, the committee provides a claim that she raised the money to the university in research grants has exceeded her salary in each of the last two years. This is entirely possible that to get the position of department chairperson and the pay rise she had raised the money. If that is the case than it would be hard to agree with committee claim that her pay should be raised.

Finally, even if we agree that miss Thomson classes are large and her popularity among student and she teaches properly than it may probably happen that she after being assigned at the position of management chairperson cant concentrate on teaching because of the additional responsibility as the chairperson. And if she is that good teacher than the salary rise of $10000 will keep her from rejecting the author from other universities which is greater than the current salary and the salary rise. unless committee e does covers these points I cant concede with committee.

In sum, as the committee must provide the reason why her classes are all time largest .at the same time what was the intention of raising that much big amount for research. And even if the pay rise is given that will keep her from not leaving the elm city university