University spokesperson: Most of the students surveyed at the university said they would prefer that the current food vendor be replaced with a different food vendor next year. Several vendors have publicly expressed interest in working for the university. For a variety of reasons, however, the only alternative to the current vendor is Hall Dining Services, which served as the university' s food vendor up until this past year. Since, other things being equal, the preferences of the majority of students should be adhered to, we should rehire Hall Dining next year. The spokesperson's argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it ['argues that a certain action ought to be undertaken merely on the grounds that it would be popular', 'overlooks the possibility that student preference is not the only factor to be considered when it comes to deciding which food vendor the university should hire', 'overlooks the possibility that there is disagreement among students concerning the issue of food vendors', 'overlooks the possibility that the students surveyed were unaware that only Hall Dining Services could be hired if the current vendor were not hired']