Which of the Following Statements About Argument Making Is True

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about argument making is true?

• A) Making arguments pro and con can aid group decision making.
• B) Making an argument is an essentially aggressive and confrontational practice.
• C) Making an argument is pointless unless you are an expert.
• D) Making an argument is the opposite of truth-seeking.

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Definitions:

Shadow Price

In economics and optimization, it refers to the monetary value assigned to an otherwise intangible or non-marketable commodity based on its scarcity or the cost of its limitation in a certain context.

Optimal Solution

The best achievable outcome or decision among a set of alternatives that maximizes or minimizes the desired objective.

Scarce Resources

Resources that are limited in availability and cannot meet all demands of production or consumption at the same time.

Shadow Price

In economic theory, the value of an additional unit of a constrained resource, or the opportunity cost of not having that additional resource available.