[u'r not alone小组]提纲作业 Argument40

Luise8891UID: 2906459

:lol Argument40: The following appeared in a memorandum from the president of Excello Food Markets.

"In 90 towns where Excello has food markets, natural-food stores specializing in organic food products—products containing no chemical preservatives and made with foods grown without pesticides—have opened nearby as competitors. Surveys of our own customers reveal a growing concern about foods grown using pesticides or preserved with chemicals. Recently our market in Sun City participated in a local food tasting fair, and 75 percent of the fair goers who visited the Excello booth requested free samples of organic fruit. Such evidence indicates that to increase our profits, we should begin to stock a full line of organic food products in all our markets."

dreamerdanceUID: 2759402

1. The author’s assertion is based on the premise that the towns which have organic food products will definitely succeed, which should be highly questioned. The author cited that customers are growing concerned with foods using pesticides and chemicals, but he failed to provide adequate evidence that people will undoubtedly buy the organic food sold in food markets.

2. Even if people are willing to buy these food, but 是别人的情况，Sun City 不能照搬。 Without considering the living conditions, consumption level, it is too hasty to draw the conclusion.

3. Even if people in Sun City likes to eat organic food, without detailed information about the cost, and the analysis of the market, we cannot say it will make profit.

4.To conclude, in order to make sound judgment, the author should provide further evidence about whether organic food products are really popular in Excello, people’s purchasing power and fondness for organic food, the differences between two cities and the cost.

tingsnowyUID: 2739192

1. 即使有natural-food stores，但没告诉价格，规模，竞争力如何。不能确定natural food就是有competition的，也就不能说明E的profit会受影响。
2. 质疑survey。受访者代表性？更关心...就会去买有机食品而不买E的食品？其他关心因素？还有，应该给出survey的具体数字让人更信服。
3. 质疑testing fair。试尝会主题？Sun city的代表性？参加者？要有机食品不代表更喜欢有机食品。
4. 即使能证明有机食品更受欢迎会影响E，结论可行性：成本？全国适用？传统食品就不能增加profit了么？
5. 作者忽略了可以提高profit的其他手段：加大市场宣传，在某些城市试点有机食品，推出新产品等。