Butter has now been replaced by margarine in Happy Pancake House restaurants throughout the southwestern United States. Only about 2 percent of customers have complained, indicating that an average of 98 people out of 100 are happy with the change. Furthermore, many servers have reported that a number of customers who ask for butter do not complain when they are given margarine instead. Clearly, either these customers cannot distinguish butter from margarine or they use the term 'butter' to refer to either butter or margarine. Thus, to avoid the expense of purchasing butter and to increase profitability, the Happy Pancake House should extend this cost-saving change to its restaurants in the southeast and northeast as well."
The author concludes that Happy Pancake House should avoid the expense of purchasing butter to increase their profitability and also to extend trhis cost saving change in other regions also like in northeast and southeast as well. The evidences cited to support this aregument are : data of those people who complained, no taste differentiation by the locals and analogy between the different areas of united states. However, the premises are unable to justify or strengthen the weak argument. The main reasons why the argument is rendered inconclusive are : no proper authenticity of the data, fallacious assumptions and wrong analogy in between the different regions of the country.
Firstly, the author states that only 2% people complained about the butter but what if these 2% people are the regular vistors of the restaurant and if they stopped eating in this restaurants there will be a huge loss. Furthermore, only few i.e. 2 out of 100 complained that also indicate that myriad amount of people have already started going in different restaurant which still offer buuter instead of margarine. So, to prove this satement valid author have to mention what was the previous number of customers that used to come in the restaurant and what is the number now? Whether there is a rise, fall or the number is still the same.Otherwise, the statement is inconclusive.
Secondly, the author mentioned that the customers can't differentiate between butter and margarine which is a complete fallacious statement. This is also possible that these people can't afford butter so they don't complain because now they can eat more in same budget as margarine is less costly to them so they can visit more often now. So, it doesn't mean they liked margarine. Butter can also have some deleterious effects on the health of the customers therefore, they avoid eating butter now, this can also be the reason for there not complaing.
Lastly, the author stated that these profit increasing techniques should be extended to other regions also like in northeast and southeast but there is no analogy between these regions. Maybe the people in those areas are more rich and they can easily afford butter. Also, every person has different taste, so the people of new area can may hate the margarine so they will visit some other restaurant which still offers butter as a result the profits will decline. Furthermore, the taste habits and other statistical data is neededed of that regions in order to extend this margae=rine in those areas. So, there is wrong analogy between the regions which engenders the argument inconclusive.
So, at the end the argument lack sufficient amount of data and repleted of fallacious assumptions which renders the argument inconclusive. So, the author in order to make the argument conclusive he has to provide more data and the proper analogy.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 2, column 176, Rule ID: THIS_NNS[1]
Message: Did you mean 'these'?
Suggestion: these
...estaurant and if they stopped eating in this restaurants there will be a huge loss. ...
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Line 2, column 640, Rule ID: SENTENCE_WHITESPACE
Message: Add a space between sentences
Suggestion: Otherwise
...e, fall or the number is still the same.Otherwise, the statement is inconclusive. Second...
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Line 3, column 51, Rule ID: CANT[1]
Message: Did you mean 'can't' or 'cannot'?
Suggestion: can't; cannot
...the author mentioned that the customers cant differentiate between butter and margar...
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Line 3, column 180, Rule ID: CANT[1]
Message: Did you mean 'can't' or 'cannot'?
Suggestion: can't; cannot
...This is also possible that these people cant afford butter so they dont complain bec...
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Line 3, column 192, Rule ID: AFFORD_VB[1]
Message: This verb is used with the infinitive: 'to butter'
Suggestion: to butter
... possible that these people cant afford butter so they dont complain because now they ...
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Line 3, column 207, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: don't
...these people cant afford butter so they dont complain because now they can eat more ...
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Line 3, column 343, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: doesn't
...o they can visit more often now. So, it doesnt mean they liked margarine. Butter can a...
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Line 4, column 259, Rule ID: AFFORD_VB[1]
Message: This verb is used with the infinitive: 'to butter'
Suggestion: to butter
...re more rich and they can easily afford butter. Also, every person has different taste...
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Line 5, column 139, Rule ID: ENGLISH_WORD_REPEAT_BEGINNING_RULE
Message: Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Reword the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
...hich renders the argument inconclusive. So, the author in order to make the argume...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, firstly, furthermore, however, if, lastly, may, second, secondly, so, still, then, therefore, well, as to, as a result
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 20.0 19.6327345309 102% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 12.0 12.9520958084 93% => OK
Conjunction : 16.0 11.1786427146 143% => OK
Relative clauses : 15.0 13.6137724551 110% => OK
Pronoun: 35.0 28.8173652695 121% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 50.0 55.5748502994 90% => OK
Nominalization: 12.0 16.3942115768 73% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2389.0 2260.96107784 106% => OK
No of words: 471.0 441.139720559 107% => OK
Chars per words: 5.07218683652 5.12650576532 99% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.65859790218 4.56307096286 102% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.6895219023 2.78398813304 97% => OK
Unique words: 219.0 204.123752495 107% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.464968152866 0.468620217663 99% => OK
syllable_count: 756.0 705.55239521 107% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59920159681 100% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 4.0 4.96107784431 81% => OK
Interrogative: 0.0 0.471057884232 0% => OK
Article: 10.0 8.76447105788 114% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 2.70958083832 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 0.0 1.67365269461 0% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 4.22255489022 47% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 19.0 19.7664670659 96% => OK
Sentence length: 24.0 22.8473053892 105% => OK
Sentence length SD: 52.6403676873 57.8364921388 91% => OK
Chars per sentence: 125.736842105 119.503703932 105% => OK
Words per sentence: 24.7894736842 23.324526521 106% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.15789473684 5.70786347227 125% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 5.15768463074 97% => OK
Language errors: 9.0 5.25449101796 171% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 8.20758483034 85% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 11.0 6.88822355289 160% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 1.0 4.67664670659 21% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.160954767034 0.218282227539 74% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0485145656762 0.0743258471296 65% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0504958584418 0.0701772020484 72% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0868815037664 0.128457276422 68% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0603024476261 0.0628817314937 96% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.8 14.3799401198 103% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 47.12 48.3550499002 97% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 7.1628742515 43% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.7 12.197005988 104% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.42 12.5979740519 99% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.38 8.32208582834 101% => OK
difficult_words: 106.0 98.500998004 108% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 14.5 12.3882235529 117% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.6 11.1389221557 104% => OK
text_standard: 15.0 11.9071856287 126% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 66.67 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.0 Out of 6 -- The score is based on the average performance of 20,000 argument essays. This e-grader is not smart enough to check on arguments.
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Note: the e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas. VIP users will receive further evaluations by advanced module of e-grader and human graders.