Chris Is a Master of Confronting People with Whom He

question 11

Multiple Choice

Chris is a master of confronting people with whom he disagrees. One of his favorite techniques is to pick the weakest of his opponent's reasons and then to refute it. He thinks that by doing that he has shown that his opponent's claims are mistaken. By using this tactic Chris is actually engaging in __________.

• A) an appeal to emotion
• B) a straw man fallacy
• C) the bandwagon fallacy
• D) circular reasoning
• E) an ad hominem attack

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Definitions:

Economies of Scale

Cost advantages that a business can achieve due to an increase in the scale of production, leading to lower per-unit costs.

Diseconomies of Scale

The phenomenon where, as a firm or production process increases in size beyond a certain point, the cost per unit increases, leading to reduced efficiency.

Production Volume

The total quantity of products manufactured within a specific period, indicating the level of output.

Economies of Scale

The cost advantage achieved when production becomes efficient, as fixed costs are spread over more units of output.