【argue65 gter三月机考小组090117的第一次作业】

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65. The following appeared in a memo from the president of a chain of cheese stores located throughout the United States.

  "For many years all the stores in our chain have stocked a wide variety of both domestic and imported cheeses. Last year, however, the five best-selling cheeses at our newest store were all domestic cheddar cheeses from Wisconsin. Furthermore, a recent survey by Cheeses of the World magazine indicates an increasing preference for domestic cheeses among its subscribers. Since our company can reduce expenses by limiting inventory, the best way to improve profits in all of our stores is to discontinue stocking many of our varieties of imported cheese and concentrate primarily on domestic cheeses."


This memo recommends that all of the chain stores give up stocking imported cheeses and concentrated primarily on domestic cheeses. To support his recommendation the president cites a number of facts listed as follows: (1)Last year, the best-selling cheeses at the newest store were all domestic cheeses. (2)A recent survey in a magazine shows a preference for domestic cheeses than imported ones. (3)The company could reduce expense by limiting inventory of imported cheeses. However, I find some logical flaws in the argument. Therefore, the conclusion from the president is pretty doubtful.

First, the author unfairly assumes that cheeses from Wisconsin sold best were due to people’s preference for domestic cheeses. It is entirely possible that those cheeses were on sales promotion. It is even possible that this store only sells one kind of cheese which is exactly from Wisconsin. Even assuming that people bought cheeses of this brand because they love it, there is no evidence showing that people from all over the country like the same cheeses. Things could be very different in another store.

Secondly, the president illustrates the result of a survey from Cheeses of the World about which I have strong doubt. At first, we do not know how great the impact of this magazine is and what kinds of people are its major readers. Perhaps it is a magazine for children who will not go to stores to buy any cheeses. And the result of this survey can be kind of meaningless. Even though readers of this magazine buy domestic cheeses. There’s still a great chance that they were just abetted by the magazine. Maybe after a period of time, they will find domestic cheeses not that fascinating.

Thirdly, the assumption that the best way to improve profits is to limit inventory of imported cheeses is not convincing. Even if most people do prefer domestic cheeses, there is still a part of customers who favored imported cheeses. If the president insists to take this strategy, it may probably lose some regular customers. Moreover, this behavior may cause the customers feel uncomfortable because they have less choice. Additionally, there could be some better ways to improve profits such as expanding the scale of the store, or improving the managing skill of the employees.

In sum, the president cannot put his plan into practice for his recommendation is based on unconvincing evidence and full of logical flaws. To bolster his recommendation the president must supply evidence that (1)Domestic cheeses sold best in all over the country. (2)Cheeses of the World have great impact and its readers can represent the entire cheese customer. (3)Limiting inventory is the best way to improve profits. To better assess the argument I would also need to know the consumption habits of people in this country and the economy background of this country.

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个人觉得过渡词可以换一下，仅是个人意见

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1# nortrom

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我也是三月机考作文，此前还未复习过，不过在学校英语还行。看到你们也是同一时段的，能组成一个小组，一起写吗？谢谢！！

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6# oceanmaster
额~我们小组好像是满了，你可以自己建一个，这个时段考生还是挺多的