Determine Whether the Following Passage Contains an Argument; If It

question 112

Essay

Determine whether the following passage contains an argument; if it does, identify the main issue.
"It is indeed said that the Japanese work more than 2,000 hours a year, but this is not so. At Sony-and at Sanyo or Matsushita-the total is somewhere between 1,800 and 1,900 hours."
-Akio Morita, chairman of Sony

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Definitions:

Olfactory Bulb

A brain structure involved in the sense of smell, processing odors and forwarding smell information to the brain.

Somesthetic Senses

The body senses consisting of the skin senses, the kinesthetic and proprioceptive senses, and the vestibular senses.

Temperature Sensitivity

The degree to which a substance or device is affected by changes in temperature.

Skin Receptors

Specialized cells or nerve endings located in the skin that respond to various stimuli, including touch, pressure, pain, and temperature, allowing for the sensation of touch and the perception of environmental changes.