The author generalizes from what is true in one region of space to what must be true in all regions of space.
The arguer attempts to extract a general principle from a specific case.
The argument assumes a causal relationship where only a correlation has been indicated.
The arguer’s reasoning linking A with B seems reasonable on the surface, but…
There is no information available to justify any causal relationship between A and B.
We do not have any evidences suggesting that A will cause B.
Contingencies such asmarket changes, competition, material and labor costs, legislative moves, and the national or international economic cycle can all lead to the dropping profit.
Any further linkage of these two phenomena requires more evidence and is not justified by the data so far available.
To find the exact cause(s) ofeconomic ups or downs, examination should be applied to all the factors that have significant impact on the economy.
It does not naturally warrant the conclusion that A has significantly contributed, and thus is causal to B.
This observed phenomenon, actually, says little more than that these two events are synchronic to each other and that is all.
The evidence it cites is consistent with the alternative hypothesis that…
The argument ignores factors such as … that may be more important than A in determining B.
The fact thata certain fitness program is mandatory for Painesville’s schoolchildren accomplishes nothing toward bolstering the recommendation that…
The article fails to account for the alternative explanation(s) for…, thus the article’s author cannot make any sound recommendations to …
Since the applicant has not adequately responded to this concern, his claim that…is untenable.
Nor does the mere fact that…lends significant support to…
Since the editorial fails to rule out these and other possible explanations for …, I cannot accept any conclusions about …
But, since the editorial provides no evidence to substantiate this assumption it is equally possible that …
Thus, without better evidence that …, the editorial remains unconvincing.
Even if the dean can substantiate all of the foregoing assumptions, the dean’s assertion that … is still unwarranted.
It is entirely possible that people inclined to recycle were not willing to respond to the survey than other people were.
Without eliminating this possibility, the owner cannot rely on the national survey to conclude that …
Give these possible scenarios, the fact that…proves nothing about…
By relying on the national survey to support its conclusion the argument depends on the assumption that…
This scenario is quite possible, especially considering that…
Any of these scenarios, if true, would cast considerable doubt on the argument’s conclusion that…
The nationwide study showing…does not necessarily apply to…
Without weighing revenue against expenses the argument’s conclusion is premature at best.
Even assuming…, it is nevertheless impossible to assess the author’s broader contention that…
Absent either a clear definition of the term or dear evidence that…, the author’s contention that…is simply unjustified.
In order to establish a strong correlation between…, the study’s sample must be sufficient in size and representative of …
Lacking evidence of a sufficiently representative sample, the author cannot justifiably rely on the study to draw any conclusion whatsoever.
A direct correlation between… does not necessarily prove that the former causes the latter.
While a high correlation is strong evidence of a causal relationship, in itself it is not sufficient.
The author must consider and eliminate this and other possible reasons why…otherwise; I cannot accept the author’s implicit claim that…
This single sample is insufficient to draw any general conclusion about…
Without additional samples from diverse geographic locations, I cannot accept the author’s sweeping generalization about…
On the one hand, the author ignores the possibility that…; on the other hand, perhaps…
In short, lacking evidence that conditions on the two islands are relevantly similar, the author cannot convinced me on the basis of Bhatia’s experience that…
Absent additional information about the cited studies, these studies lend no credible support to the conclusion that…
Although this is entirely possible, the argument provides no evidence to support this assumption.
Common sense and experience tells us this is not the case, and that a variety of other factors, such as …, also play major roles.
Without such evidence the argument can be rejected out of hand.
If this is the case, it provides an alternative explanation for the fact that…
The argument fails to indicate what portion of the people surveyed actually responded; the smaller this portion, the less reliable the results.