A pet food company recalled 4 million pounds of pet food in response to complaints that pets that had consumed the food experienced vomiting, lethargy, and other signs of illness. After the recall, the pet food company tested samples from the recalled food and determined that all chemicals found in the food were chemicals that are approved for use in pet food. Thus, the recalled food was not responsible for these symptoms, and the company should not devote further resources to the investigation.
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 if the assumptions prove unwarranted.
While the author offers an interesting argument of the pet food manufactured by the company not being responsible for the symptoms in the pets who had consumed that food as well as the company not devoting further resources in the investigation, the author does not make a cogent case for it. The argument is rife with several holes and inconsistencies, and a lot of further information is required before the proposal by the author can actually be implemented.
Firstly, the author reports that the pet food company testes samples from the recalled food manufactured and found all the chemicals found to be approved for use. Thus the author insinuates that the pet food was safe for consumption. An extremely crucial assumption made in this case is the fact that the number of samples tested where enough to reach this conclusion. But the author has not specified the number of samples tested out of the batch of 4 million pounds. Were the number of samples at least more than fifty percent or more, or only samples as few as 10 were tested. In this case the untested samples might easily possess unapproved chemicals leading to them being unfit for the pets. Also in such a situation even if more than half the samples were checked there may be problems with the other half so the entire lot needs to be tested. Hence the answer to the number of samples being tested will help the company in successfully determining whether their food was responsible for the pets being ill or not.
Additionally the author states that samples from the recalled batch were tested for unapproved chemicals but does not the state the procedure of this checking. Was it a random check out of the 4 million pounds, or were one in every 10 samples checked, or were only a huge number of samples tested on first come basis. If only the first few samples were tested and no harmful chemicals were found, that does not imply that the other batches would not posses unapproved chemical as well. Hence knowing the procedure of the sample testing is extremely crucial for the company to decide whether further investigation in this matter is needed or not.
The author in his argument says that all the chemicals found in the samples tested were approved for use in pet food. But he does not specify whether the proportion of these chemicals in the sample were correct or not. He also does not state whether the samples were even tested for proportion of chemicals or not. If the proportions of these chemicals are anything other than what is stated in the approved formula then it can be deleterious for the pets. An improper balance of these approved chemicals can well cause these symptoms to rise in the pet animals. Hence it is crucial for the company to find out whether the mix of chemicals was correct or not in order to correctly make a decision regarding them being responsible for the symptoms or not or regarding the further investigation needed.
Also the author in his proposal implies that pet food company is not responsible for the symptoms and should not devote further resources to the investigation because no unapproved chemicals were found in the tested samples. But the author does not mention whether the pet food samples were expired or not. Since the item manufactured is an edible, only the chemicals being safe does not make it safe for consumption. If the recalled food samples were actually way past the last dat of expiry of their consumption, then they could have easily caused the symptoms in the pets. Thus it is essential to confirm the date of expiry of the recalled batch.
Hence even though the author puts forth some valid points, we can not agree to his proposal of the company being not responsible for the symptoms immediately. The company should carry out further investigation and seek answers to the aforementioned assumptions before making any decisions.
Comments
Essay evaluations by e-grader
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 2, column 163, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Thus,
...chemicals found to be approved for use. Thus the author insinuates that the pet foo...
^^^^
Line 2, column 194, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...for use. Thus the author insinuates that the pet food was safe for consumption. A...
^^
Line 2, column 852, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Hence,
...f so the entire lot needs to be tested. Hence the answer to the number of samples bei...
^^^^^
Line 4, column 1, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Additionally,
...ible for the pets being ill or not. Additionally the author states that samples from the...
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Line 4, column 487, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Hence,
...not posses unapproved chemical as well. Hence knowing the procedure of the sample tes...
^^^^^
Line 6, column 564, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Hence,
...se symptoms to rise in the pet animals. Hence it is crucial for the company to find o...
^^^^^
Line 8, column 1, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Also,
...ng the further investigation needed. Also the author in his proposal implies that...
^^^^
Line 8, column 577, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Thus,
...easily caused the symptoms in the pets. Thus it is essential to confirm the date of ...
^^^^
Line 10, column 1, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Hence,
...ate of expiry of the recalled batch. Hence even though the author puts forth some ...
^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, also, but, first, firstly, hence, if, may, regarding, so, then, thus, well, while, at least, as well as
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: 11.0 12.9520958084 85% => OK
Conjunction : 22.0 11.1786427146 197% => OK
Relative clauses : 11.0 13.6137724551 81% => OK
Pronoun: 35.0 28.8173652695 121% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 69.0 55.5748502994 124% => OK
Nominalization: 18.0 16.3942115768 110% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 3220.0 2260.96107784 142% => OK
No of words: 669.0 441.139720559 152% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.81315396114 5.12650576532 94% => OK
Fourth root words length: 5.08576781939 4.56307096286 111% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.61375957908 2.78398813304 94% => OK
Unique words: 238.0 204.123752495 117% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.355754857997 0.468620217663 76% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 1003.5 705.55239521 142% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.59920159681 94% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 3.0 4.96107784431 60% => OK
Article: 7.0 8.76447105788 80% => OK
Subordination: 5.0 2.70958083832 185% => OK
Conjunction: 7.0 1.67365269461 418% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 2.0 4.22255489022 47% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 27.0 19.7664670659 137% => OK
Sentence length: 24.0 22.8473053892 105% => OK
Sentence length SD: 49.5664606282 57.8364921388 86% => OK
Chars per sentence: 119.259259259 119.503703932 100% => OK
Words per sentence: 24.7777777778 23.324526521 106% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.18518518519 5.70786347227 73% => OK
Paragraphs: 6.0 5.15768463074 116% => OK
Language errors: 9.0 5.25449101796 171% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 14.0 8.20758483034 171% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 6.88822355289 102% => 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: 0.287956759659 0.218282227539 132% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.102941721476 0.0743258471296 139% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.105673757537 0.0701772020484 151% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.181258993724 0.128457276422 141% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0943715424919 0.0628817314937 150% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.6 14.3799401198 95% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 55.58 48.3550499002 115% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.1628742515 123% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.5 12.197005988 94% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.91 12.5979740519 87% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.12 8.32208582834 86% => OK
difficult_words: 97.0 98.500998004 98% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 19.5 12.3882235529 157% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.6 11.1389221557 104% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.9071856287 101% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Write the essay in 30 minutes.
Rates: 58.33 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.5 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.
Essay evaluations by e-grader
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 2, column 163, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Thus,
...chemicals found to be approved for use. Thus the author insinuates that the pet foo...
^^^^
Line 2, column 194, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...for use. Thus the author insinuates that the pet food was safe for consumption. A...
^^
Line 2, column 852, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Hence,
...f so the entire lot needs to be tested. Hence the answer to the number of samples bei...
^^^^^
Line 4, column 1, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Additionally,
...ible for the pets being ill or not. Additionally the author states that samples from the...
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Line 4, column 487, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Hence,
...not posses unapproved chemical as well. Hence knowing the procedure of the sample tes...
^^^^^
Line 6, column 564, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Hence,
...se symptoms to rise in the pet animals. Hence it is crucial for the company to find o...
^^^^^
Line 8, column 1, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Also,
...ng the further investigation needed. Also the author in his proposal implies that...
^^^^
Line 8, column 577, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Thus,
...easily caused the symptoms in the pets. Thus it is essential to confirm the date of ...
^^^^
Line 10, column 1, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Hence,
...ate of expiry of the recalled batch. Hence even though the author puts forth some ...
^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, also, but, first, firstly, hence, if, may, regarding, so, then, thus, well, while, at least, as well as
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: 11.0 12.9520958084 85% => OK
Conjunction : 22.0 11.1786427146 197% => OK
Relative clauses : 11.0 13.6137724551 81% => OK
Pronoun: 35.0 28.8173652695 121% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 69.0 55.5748502994 124% => OK
Nominalization: 18.0 16.3942115768 110% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 3220.0 2260.96107784 142% => OK
No of words: 669.0 441.139720559 152% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.81315396114 5.12650576532 94% => OK
Fourth root words length: 5.08576781939 4.56307096286 111% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.61375957908 2.78398813304 94% => OK
Unique words: 238.0 204.123752495 117% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.355754857997 0.468620217663 76% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 1003.5 705.55239521 142% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.59920159681 94% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 3.0 4.96107784431 60% => OK
Article: 7.0 8.76447105788 80% => OK
Subordination: 5.0 2.70958083832 185% => OK
Conjunction: 7.0 1.67365269461 418% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 2.0 4.22255489022 47% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 27.0 19.7664670659 137% => OK
Sentence length: 24.0 22.8473053892 105% => OK
Sentence length SD: 49.5664606282 57.8364921388 86% => OK
Chars per sentence: 119.259259259 119.503703932 100% => OK
Words per sentence: 24.7777777778 23.324526521 106% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.18518518519 5.70786347227 73% => OK
Paragraphs: 6.0 5.15768463074 116% => OK
Language errors: 9.0 5.25449101796 171% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 14.0 8.20758483034 171% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 6.88822355289 102% => 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: 0.287956759659 0.218282227539 132% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.102941721476 0.0743258471296 139% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.105673757537 0.0701772020484 151% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.181258993724 0.128457276422 141% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0943715424919 0.0628817314937 150% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.6 14.3799401198 95% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 55.58 48.3550499002 115% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.1628742515 123% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.5 12.197005988 94% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.91 12.5979740519 87% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.12 8.32208582834 86% => OK
difficult_words: 97.0 98.500998004 98% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 19.5 12.3882235529 157% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.6 11.1389221557 104% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.9071856287 101% => OK
What are above readability scores?
---------------------
Write the essay in 30 minutes.
Rates: 58.33 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.5 Out of 6
---------------------
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 163, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Thus,
...chemicals found to be approved for use. Thus the author insinuates that the pet foo...
^^^^
Line 2, column 194, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...for use. Thus the author insinuates that the pet food was safe for consumption. A...
^^
Line 2, column 852, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Hence,
...f so the entire lot needs to be tested. Hence the answer to the number of samples bei...
^^^^^
Line 4, column 1, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Additionally,
...ible for the pets being ill or not. Additionally the author states that samples from the...
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Line 4, column 487, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Hence,
...not posses unapproved chemical as well. Hence knowing the procedure of the sample tes...
^^^^^
Line 6, column 564, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Hence,
...se symptoms to rise in the pet animals. Hence it is crucial for the company to find o...
^^^^^
Line 8, column 1, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Also,
...ng the further investigation needed. Also the author in his proposal implies that...
^^^^
Line 8, column 577, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Thus,
...easily caused the symptoms in the pets. Thus it is essential to confirm the date of ...
^^^^
Line 10, column 1, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Hence,
...ate of expiry of the recalled batch. Hence even though the author puts forth some ...
^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, also, but, first, firstly, hence, if, may, regarding, so, then, thus, well, while, at least, as well as
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: 11.0 12.9520958084 85% => OK
Conjunction : 22.0 11.1786427146 197% => OK
Relative clauses : 11.0 13.6137724551 81% => OK
Pronoun: 35.0 28.8173652695 121% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 69.0 55.5748502994 124% => OK
Nominalization: 18.0 16.3942115768 110% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 3220.0 2260.96107784 142% => OK
No of words: 669.0 441.139720559 152% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.81315396114 5.12650576532 94% => OK
Fourth root words length: 5.08576781939 4.56307096286 111% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.61375957908 2.78398813304 94% => OK
Unique words: 238.0 204.123752495 117% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.355754857997 0.468620217663 76% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 1003.5 705.55239521 142% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.59920159681 94% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 3.0 4.96107784431 60% => OK
Article: 7.0 8.76447105788 80% => OK
Subordination: 5.0 2.70958083832 185% => OK
Conjunction: 7.0 1.67365269461 418% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 2.0 4.22255489022 47% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 27.0 19.7664670659 137% => OK
Sentence length: 24.0 22.8473053892 105% => OK
Sentence length SD: 49.5664606282 57.8364921388 86% => OK
Chars per sentence: 119.259259259 119.503703932 100% => OK
Words per sentence: 24.7777777778 23.324526521 106% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.18518518519 5.70786347227 73% => OK
Paragraphs: 6.0 5.15768463074 116% => OK
Language errors: 9.0 5.25449101796 171% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 14.0 8.20758483034 171% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 6.88822355289 102% => 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: 0.287956759659 0.218282227539 132% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.102941721476 0.0743258471296 139% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.105673757537 0.0701772020484 151% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.181258993724 0.128457276422 141% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0943715424919 0.0628817314937 150% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.6 14.3799401198 95% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 55.58 48.3550499002 115% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.1628742515 123% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.5 12.197005988 94% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.91 12.5979740519 87% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.12 8.32208582834 86% => OK
difficult_words: 97.0 98.500998004 98% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 19.5 12.3882235529 157% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.6 11.1389221557 104% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.9071856287 101% => OK
What are above readability scores?
---------------------
Write the essay in 30 minutes.
Rates: 58.33 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.5 Out of 6
---------------------
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.