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Blair15 wrote:
The following appeared in a memorandum from a member of a financial management and consulting firm:
“We have learned from an employee of Windfall, Ltd., that its accounting department, by checking about 10 percent of the last month’s purchasing invoices for errors and inconsistencies, saved the company some $10,000 in overpayments. In order to help our clients increase their net gains, we should advise each of them to institute a policy of checking all purchasing invoices for errors. Such a recommendation could also help us get the Windfall account by demonstrating to Windfall the rigorousness of our methods.”
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Argument states that the financial management and consultig firm should advise its clients to institute a policy of checking all purchasing invoices for errors, as this action helped Windfall,Ltd. to save 10,000 dollars.Argument also mentions that the consulting firm could get the Windfall account by showcasing its rigorous methods. But argument fails to mention key factors that are needed to evalutate such a conclusion. Argument mentions weak and unsupported claims that make the argument more of a wishful thinking.
Fistly, argument readily assumes that the task of checking invoices is feasible and will be appreciated by clients.Checking invoices can lead to delayed outputs, increased costs. It is important to know whether the benefits surpass the efforts or not. Due to lack of such key factors, argument holds no weight.
Secondly, trying to get Windfall account by showcasing rigorous methods is another weak claim. Argument provides no premise as to why rigorous methods will help get the Windfall account. Windfall may not be looking for rigourous methods but for innovative solutions which expedite business produres. There's no way to evaluate such a claim and hence it's nothing more than a weak assumption.
Thirdly, Argument fails to answer questins such as "do companies already have a system for checking invoices", "do overpayments get returned?", "what methods can be adopted to check invoices cost effectively?". Absence of such pertinent points make this argument unsubstantiated.
Argument can be improved by mentioning all the points raised above. Until this is done, argument will remain weak and wishful.