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

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. Goldman may have won the Supervisor of the Year award, but that just means they didn't look very hard for a winner. I know a couple of people who work in Goldman's division, and they say that he's a real pain to work for. I'd sooner trust my friends than some awards committee.

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "Will women like our new menu? Let's ask one of the female servers. As a woman, she will know."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "There's no unemployment in this country. I had no problem finding a job."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "Nobody knows more about a person than his mother. So when Ralph's mother claims he's innocent, I'm betting he is."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "It's unlike to Jamal to miss two free throws in a row like that. I bet it's because his father passed away."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "This new boss won't let us work from home. If she gets away with it, pretty soon they'll be making us spend nights and weekends right here at the office."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "They won because they wanted it more than we did."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "My trip to Ixtapa was terrific. I'm sure you'll have a great time if you go to Acapulco."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "What's all this fuss about people being delayed at airports? I arrived at the airport this morning and fifteen minutes later I had checked my bag, passed through security, and was at my gate. I wasn't delayed at all."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "Nicotine patches don't work. They sure didn't work for me."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "He is very reliable. You can count on him if you need a ride home."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. According to one of the leading consumer magazines, the best-built cars these days are Japanese. Cars built by foreign manufacturers have just outclassed those built in the United States, it appears.

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "Generally speaking, people with college degrees earn more than people who drop out of high school. Therefore you will earn more if you buy one of our degrees. We are offering steep discounts this week."

Identify any type of fallacy in the following passage. From a column by Suzanne Fields, in the Washington Post, after George W. Bush had given a speech at Bob Jones University (well known for its anti-Catholic stance) and been attacked for it by fellow Republican John McCain: "John McCain's attacks on George W. as an anti-Catholic bigot are over the line.... The governor of Texas made mistakes at Bob Jones University. He admitted them. He wasted an important opportunity to rebuke Bob Jones' anti-Catholicism and its ban on interracial dating.... His performance and prominence there was ill thought-out, but it doesn't prove bigotry. It was also the height of hypocrisy when Mr. McCain exempted his supporter Rep. Lindsey Graham from similar criticism for his accepting an honorary degree from Bob Jones U., and not uttering a single syllable of criticism."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. Invest in real estate! Buy a house! It's the best investment you will ever make. Despite occasional temporary dips, home prices have always gone up. You can't go wrong if you buy a house.

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "I recently met a young fellow who went to More Science High who really knew his stuff. He knew a lot more physics than most kids his age. They really do a good job at that school."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. I went into that office supply store on Jackson Avenue the other day, and I can tell you that I'm not ever going back. They're the rudest people I've ever seen in a retail business. The guy who waited on me griped constantly about it being inventory time, and he was of no help at all in finding what I wanted to buy.

"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 sample is

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "This student isn't good at math. Therefore she won't be good at writing, either."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. The photographs from the first roll of that new Kodak film were really good. I'll tell you, that film is good stuff.