please rate this argument

[krunalgmat]

The following appeared as part of an article in a daily newspaper:

"The computerized on-board warning system that will be installed in commercial airliners will virtually solve the problem of midair plane collisions. One plane's warning system can receive signals from another's transponder--a radio set that signals a plane's course--in order to determine the likelihood of a collision and recommend evasive action."

Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion, be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.






The author concludes that the computerized on board warning system that will be installed in the commercial airliners will virtually solve the problem of midair collision. the author's line of reasoning for that is by this system the airliners will be able to determine the likelyhood of collision & recommend the evasive action.
This argument is unconvincing for several reasons.

First of all the author's conclusion is based on questionable assumption that new warning system is fully tested. the author hasn't mention anywhere that the new system is bug free & it's ready for use.

Second the author has not mention that in the condition in which the new system will fail is there any secondary warning system available or not. the author does not state what is the draw back with present warning system so far which are the methods & technology used to avoid midair plane collision & why they are not succesful & their which drawbacks are going to overcome by the latest computerized warning system.

Last but definately not the least the author has not mention anything regarding complexity of operating the present warning system. It's better to evaluate that whether the pilots are comfortable in operating the new system, whether they understand the meaning of each & every signal indication of the new system because if they don't chances are more to misinterpret the signal & take the wrong decisons. in that case the midair collsion may be get increase instead of get decrease.

In nutshell, author's conclusion that the computerized on board warning system that will be installed in the commercial airliners will virtually solve the problem of midair collision based on the reasoning that by this system the airliners will be able to determine the likelhood of collision & recommend the evasive action is invalid bacause author fails to consider above mentioned flaws.