▶ Your Answer :
According to the above statement, the author
maintain that suspending a manufacture process can make increasing of profit
since there are several survey results telling that customers do not take care
of their' socks' durability.
While supporting the argument, the author
makes several assumptions that cannot be taken for granted thus the argument is
severely damaged without further evidence verifying such unjustified
assumptions.
To begin with, the author unfairly assumes
that customers purchase their socks when they do not have socks to wear.
However, the author overlooks other
possible explanation such as although people have enough socks to wear, they
might buy their socks to maintain sufficient number of them.
Rather, the data about period of buying
socks might be telling that sales of Dura-Sock's product make surplus despite
of their durability. Further evidence related to period of purchasing socks is
needed to support the idea since a lack thereof makes the author's claim
unpersuasive.
On top of that, the author assumes that
their selling will be constantly maintained regardless of stopping their
process, however, this may not be the case.
The reason why people have favor of
Dura-Sock's product might be based on the socks' durability. Specifically,
stylish appearance and availability of color might be secondary factor for
customer because customer might not be aware of the durability of the socks
relative to other company's product. If Dura-Sock suspends their process, the
durability of socks will be severely diminished relative to other company's
product so it might be a cause to degrade their sales. As such, more detailed
data needs to be considered whether the assumption is indeed warranted since
the prediction is largely based on it.
In sum, the author's claim is not well
supported in its current state. Further evidence relevant to period of purchasing
socks and constancy of their sales when halting their process
is necessary to determine the validity of
the argument. |