Title: Analysis of the official resolution to implement the IEPS tax, to sugar

beverages.

Critically analyze the arguments, claims, affirmations, suppositions and, above

all, the inferences.
Arguments:
A new special law on high consumption of sugar added beverages which has
immensely contributed to the very high increase in chronic diseases
(hypertension and diabetes), overweight and obesity which has also raised the
mortality and morbidity rate of México populace.

Affirmation:
The High rate of overweigh and obesity which cost a serious public health issue
in Mexico
Which has necessitated to the formulation of a National strategy for obesity
and diabetes Control by the Mexican Ministry of Health titled “National
strategy for obesity and diabetes control”

Supposition:
Putting in place a law of effective policies and programs for obesity prevention
would certainly control the non-infectious chronic dieses like Hypertension and
Diabetes.

Inference:
Country’s Policy to change the eating and physical activity patterns and
regulation of the import policies
is need to morbidity and mortality.

1 Deliberation
WHAT ARE THE ARGUMENTS OF THE DOF ARTICLE?
a) Reducing the morbidity and mortality rate.
b) Causing overweight and obesity
c) Introduction of a special Tax on importation of sugar sweetened beverages
d) Compliance with policy by the National Development Plan
e) To reduce chronic disease such as Hypertension and Diabetes
2 WHICH CONSISTENCIES OR INCONCISTENCIES DID YOU FIND IN THE
DOCUMENT
a) The inconsistency is the tax control
b) The coronation between sugar sweetened beverages and non-infectious
dieses like Hypertension and Diabetes.
c) Excess weight against Body Max Index

The inconsistency is the measure of the control and adding of 1 Mexican peso
per liter of flavored beverages, including all concentrates, syrups, powder, etc
3 Which biases or errors did you find in the arguments (bad arguments, fallacies,
omissions, false inference and deceptive statistics?
a) No statistics available to prove that the sugar sweetened beverages are the
cause of overweight and obesity.
b) There was no proper analysis done prior to conclusion.
c) The DOF article already has biases and therefore made a hasty conclusion

4 CAN CONCLUSION BE DRAWN FROM THE ARGUMENT?

Conclusion cannot be drawn because analysis was not done. No data found
anywhere even for future reference i.e. no empirical evidence.
5 IS THE PERSON’S POINT OF VIEW DERIVED FROM HIS OR HER RESEARCH?
There was no prove of any research being done, therefore it can be said that the
person was only expressing his or her personal views.
6 HOW ARE YOU ORDERING YOUR OWN ARGUMENT (TO AVOID BEING
UNFOCUSED)?
a) A survey should be carried out, not just for the overweight and obsessed by
at least a good number of the populace
b) There should be evidenced based facts and statistics to order the arguments.

EVALUATION

S/NO CHECK-LIST COMPLIES DOES NOT

COMPLY
1 Described the arguments from the text. ✓
2 Identified consistencies or inconsistencies in ✓
the arguments
3 Detected omissions, fallacies, false inferences, ✓
and deceptive statistics.
4 Critically analyzed the causes of obesity ✓
indicated in the text?
5 Presented a personal conclusion about the ✓
content of the decree.
6 Ordered his or her own argumentation? ✓
CONCLUSION

In summary, the consumption of sugar sweetened beverages by the Mexicans has led to the
high increase in un-infection but chronic diseases like Hypertension and Diabetes thereby
necessitating the Ministry of Health to enact a law on tax increase in all sugar sweetened
beverage.

The high rate of these dieses has also caused the government of Mexico high expenditure in
the management of its citizens with Hypertension and diabetes, so taking a serious measure
like increase in tax for such items might help in the reduction of such illnesses.

However, a more critical survey and analysis should be carried out as some sweetened
beverages might also be used in the production of relevant drugs like cough syrups.

Therefore, increasing taxes on them might impoverish the people of Mexico.