Hi
Sajjad1994 can you please rate my take on this AWA question?
The argument claims that one foreign company has copied the design of the popular Motorcycle X, which has been manufactured in United States for over 70 years and is selling it for less price. Nevertheless, the company has failed to attract the customer base of Motorcycle X. Main reason cited behind this scenario is the lack of exceptional noise made by Motorcycle X. However, the argument also claims that there could be many other reasons behind this situation. For instance, foreign cars tend to be much more quiet than similar American made cars but sell least as well. Another reason supported by an television advertisement is its sleek lines and not its noisiness and the ads have voice overs or rock music rather than engine roar on the soundtrack. Stated in this way, the argument makes ambiguous claim. The conclusion of the argument is based on frivolous assumption for which no proper rationale is provided in the argument which makes it weak and unconvincing and has several flaws.
Firstly, the argument readily assumes that the only reason for low sales of the motorcycle by the foreign company was that the copied Motorcycle does not make the same exceptional and loud noise made by Motorcycle X. This statement is a stretch. For example, there could be many other reasons that accounts for low sales of foreign company’s motorcycle despite selling it at low prices. One such reason could be the purpose for which the motorcycle was initially designed. Maybe, Motorcycle X was made in keeping in mind the roads of United States and accompanying ancillary features which the motorcycle made by the foreign company lacks. The argument could have been considerably strengthened if it had explicitly stated solid premise rather than relying on some baseless assumptions.
Secondly, the argument also specifies that one reason highlighted by an television advertisement could be one such case for the low sales of the motorcycle. However, no clear rationale has been cited in the argument to support its claims and just because an advertisement had highlighted that the durability and sleek lines are the prime reasons behind such situation and supported his claims by using voice overs or rock music rather than engine roar on the soundtrack, the claim does not become stronger. This is a vague and unsupported claim as the argument does not show any correlation between durability and sleek lines of the design of Motorcycle X and motorcycle made by the foreign company. If the argument had provided solid premise due to which such stance has been highlighted in an advertisement, then the argument could have been a lot clearer.
Finally, argument has not provided proper rationale regarding the low sales of the motorcycle made by the foreign company and has relied on baseless assumptions. Without convincing answers to these questions, one is left with an impression that the argument is more of a wishful thinking rather than a substantive evidence.
In conclusion, the argument is flawed for the above mentioned reasons and is therefore, inconclusive. If the author have supported his claims with the proof, the argument could have been considerably strengthened. In order to assess the merits of a particular situation, knowledge of all contributory factors is requisite. However, the claims made in the argument are made without proper judgement and knowledge. Therefore, without this information the argument remains unsubstantiated and open to debate.