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27 Jul 2016, 03:16
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“In general, people are not as concerned as they were a decade ago about regulating their intake of red meat and
fatty cheeses. Walk into the Heart’s Delight, a store that started selling organic fruits and vegetables and whole-grain
flours in the 1960’s, and you will also find a wide selection of cheeses made with high butterfat content. Next door,
the owners of the Good Earth Café, an old vegetarian restaurant, are still making a modest living, but the owners of
the new House of Beef across the street are millionaires.”
Discuss how well reasoned . . ...
The argument that in general people are not as concerned about their intake of red meat and fatty cheese as they were a decade ago is flawed. In citing that Heart's Delight is now selling a wide variety of cheeses inspite of starting off in 1960's as an organic fruit and vegetable store is simply ignoring the fact that they may have started selling these animal products even more than a couple of decades ago. The argument also assumes without any proof that the only reason for owners of house of Beef being millionaires is because they sell beef.
Firstly, it is mentioned that though hearths Delight started off in 1960's as a seller of organic fruits and vegetables and whole-gram flours, they are currently stocking cheeses made with high butterfat content. May be this store has incorporated animal products right after opening or within a couple of years. Until we are sure as to when the store has started selling cheese we cannot comment on change in food habit of the consumers over a decade.
Secondly, assuming that the owners of Good Earth Cafe` are leading a modest life whereas owners of House of Beef are millionaires just because the sale of beef is higher than that of vegetables is grossly flawed. The owners of House of Beef may be millionaires because of any other side business they have. Even if they earn more from beef sale, it may be because profit associated with beef is more compared to the profit associated with vegetables for same quantity of items sold. More profit does not necessarily mean more quantity of sales and consequently does not imply more consumption of beef compared to vegetables.
Moreover, the above argument overlooks the fact that the examples cited are not representative of the entire population. May be the neighbours of the author are more meat loving people whereas even today majority of human population still avoids animal fat.
Therefore, the above argument that in general present day population is not as concerned about their intake of read meat and fatty cheese as compared to a decade ago is flawed in that is is based on many unproven assumptions. We should thus, first verify the aforementioned loopholes before agreeing to the author's views.
fatty cheeses. Walk into the Heart’s Delight, a store that started selling organic fruits and vegetables and whole-grain
flours in the 1960’s, and you will also find a wide selection of cheeses made with high butterfat content. Next door,
the owners of the Good Earth Café, an old vegetarian restaurant, are still making a modest living, but the owners of
the new House of Beef across the street are millionaires.”
Discuss how well reasoned . . ...
The argument that in general people are not as concerned about their intake of red meat and fatty cheese as they were a decade ago is flawed. In citing that Heart's Delight is now selling a wide variety of cheeses inspite of starting off in 1960's as an organic fruit and vegetable store is simply ignoring the fact that they may have started selling these animal products even more than a couple of decades ago. The argument also assumes without any proof that the only reason for owners of house of Beef being millionaires is because they sell beef.
Firstly, it is mentioned that though hearths Delight started off in 1960's as a seller of organic fruits and vegetables and whole-gram flours, they are currently stocking cheeses made with high butterfat content. May be this store has incorporated animal products right after opening or within a couple of years. Until we are sure as to when the store has started selling cheese we cannot comment on change in food habit of the consumers over a decade.
Secondly, assuming that the owners of Good Earth Cafe` are leading a modest life whereas owners of House of Beef are millionaires just because the sale of beef is higher than that of vegetables is grossly flawed. The owners of House of Beef may be millionaires because of any other side business they have. Even if they earn more from beef sale, it may be because profit associated with beef is more compared to the profit associated with vegetables for same quantity of items sold. More profit does not necessarily mean more quantity of sales and consequently does not imply more consumption of beef compared to vegetables.
Moreover, the above argument overlooks the fact that the examples cited are not representative of the entire population. May be the neighbours of the author are more meat loving people whereas even today majority of human population still avoids animal fat.
Therefore, the above argument that in general present day population is not as concerned about their intake of read meat and fatty cheese as compared to a decade ago is flawed in that is is based on many unproven assumptions. We should thus, first verify the aforementioned loopholes before agreeing to the author's views.
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