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09.6.16
19:12
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The company, mentioned in the argument, is ambitious about its new version of Wheat-O cereal in three regards: increasing sales, increasing profits and meanwhile, improv ...
wildrose800331 发表于 2009-6-16 20:00
The company, mentioned in the argument, is ambitious about its new version of Wheat-O cereal in three regards: increasing sales, increasing profits and meanwhile, improving the health of its customers. The prospect is partly based on a recent survey, in which subjects eating soybeans at least five times a week had remarkably lower cholesterol levels than those eating no soybeans at all. It also depends on the decision of the cereal company that they will fortify the Wheat-O cereal with soy protein. This assumption, however, is at least premature or too optimistic to be true.
Firs of all, correlation of soybeans and lower cholesterol levels does not necessarily mean the causal relations between them, needless to presume that soy protein can cause lower cholesterol. The survey did not prove that soy beans can cause lower cholesterol levels, not did identify which element of soy beans, for instance soy protein, was linked to lower cholesterol level. Without evident effect (显著效果?) of soy protein, the conclusion is groundless that fortifying Wheat-O cereal with soy protein can lower cholesterol levels. (1. 这一段的论证上,应该是有一个让步关系存在的。大豆与低胆固醇的关联关系不意味着因果关系,即使是大豆导致低胆固醇,也没有证据表明是大豆里的大豆蛋白在起作用。这样子论证比较清晰。楼主的行文上给我的感觉是把这递进关系给并列化了。2. 另外,第1、2句话好像是同义重复了,冗余?3. 再提供一个思路,即使大豆蛋白导致低胆固醇,但是大豆蛋白和Wheat-O cereal的复合一定会有同样的效果,可能还会有副作用,有害健康。个人意见)
Moreover, the following presumptions about the bright blueprint are unwarranted and fallacious. Besides fortification or improvement of cereal, more considerations needs (主谓一致问题) to be taken to increase sales, like advertising propaganda, popularization, promotion and free samples. In addition to the efforts of the company itself, it should pay at least equal attention to its competitors to ensure their advantages over others. (这一句有点难理解,确保竞争对手比其它公司的优势?)
Similarly, making profits is a more complicated process than increasing sales. Other factors should be taken into account, such as reducing cost, control inventory, and so forth. Hence, it is incredible to deduce that the company can increase sales and profits only by fortifying.
It is, as well, presumptuous to believe that fortifying Wheat-O cereal with soy protein can improve the health of the customers. Since not all customers have cholesterol problems, they benefit little from the aspect of factual prerequisite. It is also likely that some customers have other healthy problems that have nothing (to do) with cholesterol, therefore soy beans has no impact on their problems.
All in all, the conclusion reached in the argument is lack of legitimacy and creditability. To make it more convincing, the author needs to point out that soy protein are the very element of soy beans associated with lower cholesterol levels. To solidify its deduction, the arguer should consider more variables, kick out other possibilities and then generate the only concluding one.
(总体上写得很好。很佩服楼主的功底,句式、用词都值得我学习。) |
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