In the argument, the author advocates that the company should hire Discount instead of Good-Taste to improve employees satisfaction. To support his statement, he provides the facts that Good-Taste Company's price is expensive, price continues to rise and it refuses to provide special diets. He also
recommends various features of Discount. Close scrutiny of each fact, however, reveals that none of them lend credible support to the author's assertion.
First of all, the arguer's conclusion based on the fact that three employees of company complained the Good-Taste company and their "unbearable" experience. However, the fact itself cannot indicate anything since the three people cannot represent for the whole company's opinion. Maybe these three people have special ape and they cannot bear most of food. Even if it is true that the Good-Taste company has problems, there is no evidence that guarantee the Discount will satisfy the requirement of the company.
Secondly, the author argues that the food price is rising in the last three years and it is second most expensive caterer in the city. However, there are no direct relations of employee's satisfaction of food and price. It is mostly determined by the food's appetite. Even if it is related with the satisfaction,
other companies may increase more quickly than Good-Taste.
Lastly, the authors want to use Discount instead of Good-Taste on the fact that he recently tasted a sample lunch and felt delicious. However, the author's taste does not represent the collective taste of the company and only one sample of lunch is not enough to prove the whole food provided by Discount is good.
To sum up, the author fails to provide creditable evidences to support what he claims. To strength the argument, he should firstly prove that the company's employee are not satisfied with Good-Taste's food. In addition, he should also provide evidence the price is a main reason of dissatisfaction and Good-Taste's price increases more than others. Finally, a more detailed survey of Discount food is needed.
In the argument, theauthor advocates that the company should hire Discount instead ofGood-Taste to improve employees satisfaction. To support his statement,he provides the facts that Good-Taste Company's price is expensive,price continues to rise and it refuses to provide special diets. Healso
recommends various features(good) of Discount. Close scrutiny(good)of each fact, however, reveals that none of them lend credible supportto the author's assertion.
Questioning the survey sample:
Q1: Can the three people represent the whole company?
Q2: Is it possible that the 3 people have too many simularity?
Q3: Good -Taste even doesn't satisfy them either
First of all, the arguer's conclusion based on the factthat three employees of company complained the Good-Taste company andtheir "unbearable" experience. However, the factitself cannot indicate anything since the three people cannot representfor the whole company's opinion. Maybe these three people have specialape(名词没有模仿意思) and they cannot bear most of food. Even if it is true that theGood-Taste company has problems, there is no evidence that guaranteethe Discount will satisfy the requirement of the company.
Questioning the price focusing strategy:
Q1: What's the more essential factor, price or food preference?
Q2: Does the price rise than other company?
Secondly, the author argues that the food price isrising in the last three years and it is the second most expensive catererin the city. However, there are no directrelations(relationship) of(between the) employee's satisfaction of food and the price. It is mostlydetermined by the food's appetite(food preference?). Even if it is related with(to) thesatisfaction,
other companies may increase more quickly than Good-Taste.
Questioning the taste sampled:
Q1: does the president represent the employees?
Q2: does one sample lunch conclude all supplies?
Lastly, the authors want to use Discount instead ofGood-Taste based(多一词也好) on the fact that he recently tasted a sample lunch and feltdelicious. However, the author's taste does notrepresent the collective taste of the company and only one sample oflunch is not enough to prove the whole food(whole?不知咋改..) provided by Discount isgood.
To sum up, the author fails to provide creditableevidences to support what he claims. To strength the argument, heshould firstly prove that the company's employeeare not satisfied with Good-Taste's food. In addition, he should alsoprovide evidence the price is a main reason of dissatisfaction and Good-Taste's price increases more than others. Finally, a more detailed survey of Discount food is needed.(呼应了展开的3段)
Good: this is what ETS depicts as:
• ask yourself what changes in the argument would make the reasoning more sound