Nature's Way, a chain of stores selling health food and other health-related products, is opening its next franchise in the town of Plainsville. The store should prove to be very successful: Nature's Way franchises tend to be most profitable in areas where residents lead healthy lives, and clearly Plainsville is such an area. Plainsville merchants report that sales of running shoes and exercise clothing are at all-time highs. The local health club has more members than ever, and the weight training and aerobics classes are always full. Finally, Plainsville's schoolchildren represent a new generation of potential customers: these schoolchildren are required to participate in a fitness-for-life program, which emphasizes the benefits of regular exercise at an early age.
Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.
The argument stated is faulty for numerous reasons. Essentially, the author rests the argument on foundationless assumptions including trends are the same for all areas, other factors are not contributing to the perceived outcomes and required activities equates to building habits. Concluding that Nature’s Way will be successful in Plainsville based on the prior stated assumptions is unreasonable.
Firstly, the author fails to provide evidence to support the healthy lifestyles by the citizens of Plainsville discussed in the argument. The author suggests that the idea of healthy lifestyles for everyone is the same. For example, the town of Plainsville could have 100% of individuals that suffer from anorexia and the recommendations from the health organization in Plainsville could include a diet of high fats and sugars. The residents of Plainsville could religiously follow the guidelines of recommendations set out by this organization and have a diet full of fats and sugars. But this diet cannot be seen as healthy for all areas. Imagine a nearby town that has a high obese population, the recommendations from the health organization of this town will be different than Plainsville. If the chain of stores subsumed by Nature’s Way does not sells products that are high in fats and sugars, then these stores will not show profit for the company. Because the author does not provide a definition for what is healthy for residents who live in Plainsville nor the type of “healthy” products sold by Nature’s Way, the argument is illogical. On the other hand, if the arguer provided evidence to show that the stores of Nature’s Way sell products that will surely appeal to the citizens of Plainsville, then the argument will deem to be more plausible. In either case, it cannot be guaranteed that most individuals will be willing to buy the products from a new company in compared to one that they have previously been going to.
Additionally, the argument neglects to address other issues presented. Imagine the products sold by the company do attract individuals that live in Plainsville and they are willing to buy from Nature’s Way, it is still baseless to conclude that the residents of Plainsville are healthy individuals. So, the author continues to speculate other elements are not playing a role in the seen results. For example, the author states that merchants in Plainsville reported the sale of running shoes and exercise clothing are the highest they have ever been. There is a possibility that the new fashion trend includes athletic attire and the people of Plainsville are buying running shoes and exercise clothing not because they are partaking in physical activity but because they want to follow fashion trends. Moreover, the arguer implies that because more exercise shoes and clothing are being sold, so more individuals are working out. But ignores the fact that people find these products comfortable and that could be the distinctive reason for residents buying these products. However, if the argument shed light on the physical activity level of every resident of Plainsville and the results showed that citizens of Plainsville are the most activity people on the plantet, the argument would hold more validity. But even so, it cannot be surely stated that people are taking part in physical activities or justing buying these products for comfort.
Lastly, the author implies that mandatory requirements for children will allow them to build healthy habits. Children in school in Plainsville are required to participate in a fitness-for-life program, but this does not mean they will engage in a healthy lifestyle or other physical activities. For instance, a child may eat only fats and the only form of physical activity they may take part in is the fitness-for-life program. If this program is a one hour class that is held once a week, this is not a sufficient amount of activity for the fat that is being consumed. This lifestyle cannot be considered healthy for all. Thereby, this statement is undermining the argument.
As a result of the various unwarranted presumptions made by the argument, the author fails to compile a compelling case to believe Nature’s Way will be successful in Plainsville.
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Comments
Essay evaluations by e-grader
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 2, column 778, Rule ID: RATHER_THEN[2]
Message: Did you mean 'different 'from''? 'Different than' is often considered colloquial style.
Suggestion: from
...nization of this town will be different than Plainsville. If the chain of stores sub...
^^^^
Line 2, column 853, Rule ID: DID_BASEFORM[3]
Message: The verb 'does' requires base form of the verb: 'sell'
Suggestion: sell
...tores subsumed by Nature’s Way does not sells products that are high in fats and suga...
^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, first, firstly, however, if, lastly, may, moreover, so, still, then, even so, for example, for instance, as a result, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 41.0 19.6327345309 209% => Less to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 20.0 12.9520958084 154% => OK
Conjunction : 22.0 11.1786427146 197% => OK
Relative clauses : 22.0 13.6137724551 162% => OK
Pronoun: 44.0 28.8173652695 153% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 77.0 55.5748502994 139% => OK
Nominalization: 19.0 16.3942115768 116% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 3580.0 2260.96107784 158% => OK
No of words: 690.0 441.139720559 156% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.1884057971 5.12650576532 101% => OK
Fourth root words length: 5.12521717326 4.56307096286 112% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.95877436208 2.78398813304 106% => OK
Unique words: 273.0 204.123752495 134% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.395652173913 0.468620217663 84% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 1103.4 705.55239521 156% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59920159681 100% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 6.0 4.96107784431 121% => OK
Article: 16.0 8.76447105788 183% => OK
Subordination: 6.0 2.70958083832 221% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 4.0 1.67365269461 239% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 2.0 4.22255489022 47% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 29.0 19.7664670659 147% => OK
Sentence length: 23.0 22.8473053892 101% => OK
Sentence length SD: 58.1772885965 57.8364921388 101% => OK
Chars per sentence: 123.448275862 119.503703932 103% => OK
Words per sentence: 23.7931034483 23.324526521 102% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.8275862069 5.70786347227 85% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 5.15768463074 97% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 5.25449101796 38% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 13.0 8.20758483034 158% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 10.0 6.88822355289 145% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 6.0 4.67664670659 128% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.202970547049 0.218282227539 93% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.063520884358 0.0743258471296 85% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0661222768369 0.0701772020484 94% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.125844362575 0.128457276422 98% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0638048434872 0.0628817314937 101% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.9 14.3799401198 104% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 48.13 48.3550499002 100% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.1628742515 123% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.3 12.197005988 101% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.12 12.5979740519 104% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.8 8.32208582834 94% => OK
difficult_words: 132.0 98.500998004 134% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.5 12.3882235529 69% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.2 11.1389221557 101% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.9071856287 76% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Write the essay in 30 minutes.
Rates: 66.67 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.0 Out of 6
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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.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 2, column 778, Rule ID: RATHER_THEN[2]
Message: Did you mean 'different 'from''? 'Different than' is often considered colloquial style.
Suggestion: from
...nization of this town will be different than Plainsville. If the chain of stores sub...
^^^^
Line 2, column 853, Rule ID: DID_BASEFORM[3]
Message: The verb 'does' requires base form of the verb: 'sell'
Suggestion: sell
...tores subsumed by Nature’s Way does not sells products that are high in fats and suga...
^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, first, firstly, however, if, lastly, may, moreover, so, still, then, even so, for example, for instance, as a result, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 41.0 19.6327345309 209% => Less to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 20.0 12.9520958084 154% => OK
Conjunction : 22.0 11.1786427146 197% => OK
Relative clauses : 22.0 13.6137724551 162% => OK
Pronoun: 44.0 28.8173652695 153% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 77.0 55.5748502994 139% => OK
Nominalization: 19.0 16.3942115768 116% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 3580.0 2260.96107784 158% => OK
No of words: 690.0 441.139720559 156% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.1884057971 5.12650576532 101% => OK
Fourth root words length: 5.12521717326 4.56307096286 112% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.95877436208 2.78398813304 106% => OK
Unique words: 273.0 204.123752495 134% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.395652173913 0.468620217663 84% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 1103.4 705.55239521 156% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59920159681 100% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 6.0 4.96107784431 121% => OK
Article: 16.0 8.76447105788 183% => OK
Subordination: 6.0 2.70958083832 221% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 4.0 1.67365269461 239% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 2.0 4.22255489022 47% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 29.0 19.7664670659 147% => OK
Sentence length: 23.0 22.8473053892 101% => OK
Sentence length SD: 58.1772885965 57.8364921388 101% => OK
Chars per sentence: 123.448275862 119.503703932 103% => OK
Words per sentence: 23.7931034483 23.324526521 102% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.8275862069 5.70786347227 85% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 5.15768463074 97% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 5.25449101796 38% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 13.0 8.20758483034 158% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 10.0 6.88822355289 145% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 6.0 4.67664670659 128% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.202970547049 0.218282227539 93% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.063520884358 0.0743258471296 85% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0661222768369 0.0701772020484 94% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.125844362575 0.128457276422 98% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0638048434872 0.0628817314937 101% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.9 14.3799401198 104% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 48.13 48.3550499002 100% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.1628742515 123% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.3 12.197005988 101% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.12 12.5979740519 104% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.8 8.32208582834 94% => OK
difficult_words: 132.0 98.500998004 134% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.5 12.3882235529 69% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.2 11.1389221557 101% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.9071856287 76% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Write the essay in 30 minutes.
Rates: 66.67 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.0 Out of 6
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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.