In a free enterprise system, companies can become more successful by beating their competitors in service and pricing. mary kay ash’s innovative business plan used her reduced costs and her loyal, home-based sales team to beat the competition at providing cosmetics to american women.

why is this excerpt an example of a strong argument?

a.) it provides a citation as evidence to support the claim.
b.) it states a counterclaim and demonstrates why it is incorrect.
c.) it includes a clear topic sentence and provides effective support.
d.) it is nonspecific so that readers can provide their own interpretations.

C) is the correct answer.

This excerpt is an example of a strong argument because it includes a clear thematic sentence and provides effective support.

A strong argument is an inductive argument in which the truth of the premises makes the conclusion likely to be true.

The Mary Kay Ash’s business model allowed to reduce the costs of sales by not using physical premises and improved the service by enabling product testing in explanatory sessions provided by the vendors, who have a high level of training, motivation and sense of belonging.

All this probably would have made it possible to beat the competition if the premise is true, however the reader does not have information to know if the conclusion is certainly fulfilled.

C) is the correct answer.

This excerpt is an example of a strong argument because it includes a clear thematic sentence and provides effective support.

A strong argument is an inductive argument in which the truth of the premises makes the conclusion likely to be true.

The Mary Kay Ash’s business model allowed to reduce the costs of sales by not using physical premises and improved the service by enabling product testing in explanatory sessions provided by the vendors, who have a high level of training, motivation and sense of belonging.

All this probably would have made it possible to beat the competition if the premise is true, however the reader does not have information to know if the conclusion is certainly fulfilled.

the answer is b. hope this