The President of Big Hotdog, Inc

Multiple Choice

The president of Big Hotdog, Inc. considered changing the wage structure to increase worker productivity. She called in the firm's top management team to make a decision. The vice president for sales said, "I read an article in last week's Fortune magazine on it, and it proves that the proposed new wage structure always is best." Which error does the vice president of sales make?

A) premature closure
B) appeal to tradition as a basis of knowledge
C) appeal to authority as a basis of knowledge
D) overgeneralization