Exam 7: Activity-Based Costing and Activity-Based Management

Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. He: They're nice speakers, but we can't really afford them. She: Why in heaven not? He: If we buy them, next thing you know we'll want to buy a new receiver to go with them, then a CD player, then a new tape deck, and on and on. We can't afford all that stuff.

"They say Japanese carmakers put out the best cars in the world, all things considered. But that can't be right-the Toyota I bought last year had to be returned to the shop five times!" The population is

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "More and more women are determining what everybody watches on TV. Just look at that show on HBO, starring Lena Dunham, Girls, its called. Everybody's watching that show. Everybody." -Rush Limbaugh

Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. Gays in the military? Yes. There are no valid grounds for opposing the measure, as can be seen in the fact that policies of nondiscrimination to gays are common practice throughout Western democracies.

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "A friend of mine became a Christian recently and soon after won a six-figure lottery. God looks after his own."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "First they bailed out AIG because it was 'too big to fail.' Next time it will be the medium-sized banks. Then us taxpayers will foot the bill for every last business failure, and they won't be able to print enough money to keep up with it all."

Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. From a letter to the editor: "They're wrong again, the doctors who say that the sun causes cancer. The four substances for all life are water, food, air, and sun. Everybody knows the sun opens the pores of your skin to poisons; it cannot cause cancer. Cancer is caused by the toxins man puts in the air, not by sunlight." -Cascade News

Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. "The problem isn't really with banning assault weapons; heck, I personally think it's stupid to want to own an assault weapon. The problem is that, once the government realizes that an assault weapons ban is not resulting in fewer gunshot victims, it will turn to semi-automatic weapons and require registration of them. But, of course, that won't reduce the number of victims either. We might finally get to a point where there are no more gunshot victims, but it'll only be after all guns have been banned and the ones out there now have all turned to rust."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. Hey, let's start shopping at Musgrave's. It's a whole lot cheaper. I stopped in there yesterday on the way home and found strawberries there for 79¢ a basket and ground beef for $1.29 a pound. And they weren't even on sale!

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "As the percentage of female drivers has gone up, so has the traffic accident rate, proof right there that women aren't good drivers."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "Caffeinated coffee is bad for your nervous system. Just ask anybody, including coffee drinkers."

Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. Big L: I like the new civil rights bill, especially the provision that prohibits indirect discrimination practices, such as height and weight requirements that could exclude women. Little C: It may sound fine to you, but not to me. We are almost to the point already that employers are forced to hire blacks just because they are black and women just because they are women, and that's just reverse discrimination.

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "Everyone knows that sports is the best way to maintain physical health."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. Overheard: "You don't think this country is in a slump? Get real. George here was laid off before Memorial Day, and Howie's wife and a whole bunch of other people lost their jobs when the Safeway over on Jeffrey closed down. These are tough times."

As Harold is driving down the road from Glenn County to Montclair, he crosses into Salem County and notices that the pavement deteriorates. "I guess they don't keep up their roads very well in this county," he says. Which of the following best fits the scenario?

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "I'm sure he makes great music, judging from his latest song."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "I got sick shortly after my trip-all because of the recycled air in the airplane."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "We are having such a wet winter. I wonder what the cause is?"

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "Look, we make people buy liability car insurance, so there's no reason to complain about making people buy liability insurance when they buy a gun."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "Look at Bill Gates. He didn't go to college, and he's a millionaire. College is such a waste of time."