Talk:List price/Archives/2011

MSRP?

Doesn't MSRP actually stand for Monroney Sticker Price? CoolGuy 23:04, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

On the line "Suggested prices can also be manipulated to be unreasonably high, allowing retailers to use deceptive advertising by showing the excessive price and then their actual selling price, implying to customers that they are somehow getting a "discount" or a "great deal"[citation needed].", I don't see why a citation is needed on the logical discussion of what can or cannot happen, as the writer does not actually attempt to make claims on the frequency of what can or cannot happen (nor does the writer make claim about what actually does or doesn't happen- at least with respect to this sentence). I believe that this sentence is meaningful analysis of what could happen - even though it is a logical opinion, since the writer is not attempting to make any significant claim (i.e., about what does or doesn't happen, or is or isn't true; rather, the writer probes on possibility by using the word "can" to imply that: it is within the realm of possibility). Furthermore, I have found that line of analysis to be a logical continuance of fact, and I have also found that line of analysis to be insightful and reasonable. I believe that when a reader comes to read analysis, that reader, however persuaded, is still free to form independent analysis. I also believe that overzealousness with the issue of citations and verifiability or credibility can cause great harm, and that the use of citations is misapplied when placed on non-expert analysis (the writer does not attempt to bolster their analysis with professional credentials). In sum, I don't think this sentence possesses enough factual spirit to warrant a need for citations; further, I think that this sentence possesses enough meaningful analysis as would further a reader's insight on this matter, and should consequentially not be removed. JudasIscariot (talk) 20:39, 21 December 2007 (UTC)