The CoffeeCart beverage and food service located in the lobby of our main office building is not earning enough in sales to cover its costs, and so the cart may discontinue operating at GBS. Given the low staff morale, as evidenced by the increase in the number of employees leaving the company, the loss of this service could present a problem, especially since the staff morale questionnaire showed widespread dissatisfaction with the snack machines.Essay:The argument claims that the loss of CoffeeCart beverage and food service could present a problem at GBS. The conclusion of the argument is based on the premise that the staff has low morale at GBS and has showed great dissatisfaction with the snack machines. The conclusion of the argument relies upon the assumption for which there is no clear evidence. Hence, the conclusion is unconvincing and has several flaws.
First, the argument has assumed a casual relationship between loss of CoffeeCart service and the problems that could generate in the office. Since the sales of this service are very low, it is very likely that employees are not using the service quite frequently. In such a case, the discontinuation of the service won't have any effect on the employees.
Second, the argument has mentioned that staff morale is low and has cited the increase in the number of employees leaving the company as evidence. However, it is quite possible that there is some reason other than low morale that has caused this increase in the iteration rate of the company. In such a case there won't be any effect on the morale of the employees, if the CoffeeCart service is discontinued.
Finally, the argument has assumed without any valid reason that there won't be any replacement provided by the management for the discontinuation of CoffeeCart service. The low sales pf the CoffeeCart service has already indicated that people are not using the service and it is very likely that there is some other food and beverage service that will replace the existing service and as a result, this will have positive effect on the morale of the employees.
In conclusion, the argument is flawed for above mentioned reasons and is thus unconvincing. Based on the given premises, it can't be concluded that the discontiuation of the CoffeeCart service will lead to problems at GBS. Without further knowledge and data, the argument remains unsubstantiated and open for debate.