An Example of Escalation of Commitment Is ______

question 19

Multiple Choice

An example of escalation of commitment is ______.

• A) when two coworkers cannot agree nor proceed with civil dialogue
• B) when a project goes over budget, but members continue to pour too many resources into it and yet the project still fails
• C) when the group is ahead of target and decides to expedite the final details in order to achieve the goal before the deadline
• D) when a team decides they need to improve upon their commitment to one another otherwise failure is inevitable

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Definitions:

Equivalent

Equal in value, measure, force, effect, or significance.

Bi-Conditional

A logical relation or statement that is true if and only if both components are either true or false together.

Truth Table

A mathematical table used in logic to determine whether a proposition is true or false under all possible circumstances.

Argument

Refers to the combination of a person’s claim and the reason or reasons a person presents in support of that claim.