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sampling unspecified sense

concept · 2 mentions

A method of creating demand for merchandise by distributing free samples

Other senses of “sampling”

marketing method

Connections

The concepts, people, and places this entity is most linked to by claims — node size is mention count, colour is type, dashed nodes are other senses of the same word.

samplingsampling (marketing method)trained warehouse employees — 1 shared claimaverage person — 1 shared claimretailer's store — 1 shared claimin retail coffee-merchandising — 1 shared claimtrained warehouse e…average personretailer's storein retail coffee-me…
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Perspectives

Claims grouped by the voice that makes them.

William H. Ukers (author)

  • sampling is done by trained warehouse employees
    assertsneutralsource: coffee-pg28500
    Sampling is generally done by trained warehouse employees
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'Sampling is generally done by trained warehouse employees, who are equipped with coffee triers, sampling instruments resembling apple-corers, which they thrust into the bags.' The exact wording matches the source material.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage itself makes the statement, not a named source). The stance 'asserts' is appropriate as the passage presents this as fact. The sentiment is neutral, matching the passage's objective tone. Time is null, which is correct as the passage provides no temporal scope. Context is empty, which is appropriate as the passage does not restrict sampling to a specific sense or period. The quote appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim.
  • sampling logical place for is in retailer's store retailer's store ⟨especially in connection with demonstrations⟩
    assertsneutralsource: coffee-pg28500
    the logical place for sampling is in the retailer's store
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage's opening sentence: 'It would seem that the logical place for sampling is in the retailer's store, especially in connection with demonstrations.' The quote and all key elements match the source text exactly.
    • qualifier_fidelity 0.85 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. All qualifiers are accurate: viewpoint is correctly identified as 'author' (the passage states this as general guidance, not attributed to a named source), stance is correctly 'asserts', sentiment is neutral, time is appropriately null (no specific temporal scope given), and context correctly captures the 'especially in connection with demonstrations' restriction. The quote is verbatim and supports the claim. Minor deduction (0.15) for the predicate phrasing being slightly awkward ('logical place for is in') compared to the natural passage phrasing, though this is a presentation issue rather than a qualifier fidelity issue. The substance of all qualifiers is sound.
  • sampling is among the chief sales-winning methods in retail coffee-merchandising
    assertspositivesource: coffee-pg28500
    judicious sampling either in person or by mail
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The passage directly states that 'judicious sampling either in person or by mail' is among 'the chief sales-winning methods,' and this is explicitly listed as one of the methods for retail coffee-sales promotion. The claim is fully supported by the text.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage presents this as general knowledge about retail coffee-merchandising practices). The stance is appropriately 'asserts' - the passage makes a straightforward declarative statement. The sentiment is positive, consistent with the passage's framing of sampling as one of the 'chief sales-winning methods.' The time qualifiers are correctly null, as the passage provides no temporal restriction. The context is appropriately empty, as the passage does not restrict the claim to a particular sense or period. The quote appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim that sampling is among the chief sales-winning methods.

packers and merchants

  • sampling makes impression comparable to single advertisement average person ⟨wholesale coffee trade⟩
    disputesnegativesource: coffee-pg28500
    it does not make any more impression on the average person than does an advertisement that appears only once, and is then abandoned
    judge verdicts (4)
    • groundedness 0.90 pass — The passage directly states that sampling 'does not make any more impression on the average person than does an advertisement that appears only once.' The claim accurately captures this statement, representing it as making a small impression on consumers. The quoted text fully supports the claim with only minor rewording in the subject-predicate-object formulation.
    • qualifier_fidelity 0.60 fail — The viewpoint is incorrect. The passage attributes this claim to 'One indictment against sampling' and 'Wideawake merchants have learned' - these represent the perspective of packers/merchants in the coffee trade, not the author making a direct assertion. The viewpoint should reflect the source as the coffee packers/merchants who have learned this through experience, not attributed to 'author.' Additionally, the stance should be 'disputes' rather than 'asserts' since this is presented as a criticism (indictment) of sampling, representing opposition to the sampling method.
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The quote provided is a verbatim assertion from the text explaining why sampling was abandoned: 'it does not make any more impression on the average person than does an advertisement that appears only once, and is then abandoned.' All elements of the claim are fully supported by the passage.
    • qualifier_fidelity 0.85 pass — The claim is mostly faithful to the passage qualifiers. The viewpoint correctly attributes the position to 'packers and merchants' (evidenced by 'One indictment against sampling' and 'Wideawake merchants have learned'). The stance 'disputes' is appropriate as the passage presents sampling negatively. Sentiment is correctly marked as 'negative.' Time qualifiers are correctly null as no specific temporal scope is given. Context 'wholesale coffee trade' is accurate. The quote is verbatim and supports the claim. Minor note: The viewpoint could be more precisely stated as 'packers' since the indictment is specifically attributed to thinking in the packer community, though the broader interpretation encompassing merchants' views also appears in the passage.