Identify Any Fallacies in the Following Passage Either by Naming

question 12

Short Answer

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.
You should give Arthur the job. He just lost his wife last week; he needs this job.

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Definitions:

Excess Capacity

The failure to produce enough to minimize average total cost; characteristic of monopolistically competitive firms.

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production (fixed plus variable costs) divided by the total quantity produced.

Marginal Cost

This represents the extra expense of manufacturing or producing an additional item, highlighting the concept of decreasing efficiency with increased production volume.

Marginal Revenue

The additional income earned by selling one more unit of a product or service.