argument117【自由女神小组第十六次作业】

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argument117【自由女神小组第十六次作业】
In this argument, the arguer concludes that with the changes of increasing stock of office supplies our office-supply departments will become most profitable of our stores. To support the conclusion, the arguer cites the evidence that over 70 percent of the respondents were required to take more work at home than past. In addition, the arguer also provides the proof that the VM has not seen impressive sales in office-supply departments in the past. The argument suffers several critical fallacies.


Firstly, the sample of the survey conducted by the 70 percent of the survey required to take more work home than in the past. The arguer fails to provide enough evidence of the survey to convince us. We are told nothing about the way the survey was conducted and how well it presented the respondent. How many people participate in the survey? Are these respondents selective? We the should know more information about the survey.

Secondly, even if the survey is correct and the respondents can represent the whole people participate in the survey. We are told the VM his not seen impressive sales in office-supple departments in the past, if we increase stock of office supplies, the people will by the office-supply departments to home. For example, they are likely to take the office supplies from the office, and they did not need the office supplies at home. The assume of the arguer conducted is unwarranted.

Thirdly, granted that the people will by the office supplies at home, there is none evidence that our office-supply departments will become the most profitable component of our stores. The arguer did not take account the cost of the department, and if the cost of the department is high, the office-supply departments is not the most profitable.

To sum up, the argument is no well reasoned. To strength the conclusion, the arguer should provide more evidence about the survey. To better evaluate the conclusion, the arguer also need provide more information that the profit of the department will increase.