Question

read the introduction to samanthas argument. my friends like going to fast food restaurants. its not that i mind, but im a vegan, and these restaurants offer few things that i can eat. even salads contain ingredients like cheese, eggs, and ham. whats more, there may be cream or gelatin in the dressing. sometimes all i can do is order something to drink, while my friends enjoy their meals. by not offering vegan meals, fast food restaurants are missing out on additional sales. which statement summarizes samanthas claim? ○ fast food restaurants attract a lot of customers. ○ fast food restaurants need to create more varied menus. ○ fast food restaurants would profit from offering vegan meals. ○ fast food restaurants would lose money by catering to vegans.

Explanation:

To summarize Samantha's claim, we analyze her argument: she is a vegan and fast - food restaurants have few vegan options. She also points out that by not offering vegan meals, these restaurants are missing out on additional sales. This means that if fast - food restaurants offered vegan meals, they would gain more sales (profit).

• Option 1: The passage is about Samantha's experience as a vegan and the sales opportunity fast - food restaurants are missing, not about how many customers fast - food restaurants attract. So this is incorrect.
• Option 2: Samantha's main point is not about the variety of the menu in general but about the lack of vegan options and the resulting lost sales. So this is incorrect.
• Option 3: Since fast - food restaurants are missing out on sales by not offering vegan meals, it follows that they would profit from offering vegan meals. This matches her claim.
• Option 4: Her argument is that they are losing potential sales (missing out on additional sales) by not catering to vegans, not that they would lose money by catering to vegans. So this is incorrect.

Answer:

C. Fast food restaurants would profit from offering vegan meals.