Short Case Scenario 13-1

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Short Case Scenario 13-1
Bill Chung is the recently appointed Vice President of Information Systems for Worldwide Corporation. This is a newly created position. Bill joins the preexisting management team of Vice Presidents for Operations, Finance, and Marketing. Bill is determined to make himself useful and to improve the way Worldwide does business. Very quickly, Bill observes that Worldwide has collected rooms full of data but rarely use it to make decisions. During his first week of work, he comments to the company's president, Cindy Stevens, that the company has plenty of data but very little information. Cindy looks puzzled.
-As Bill proposes increased spending on network technology,Cindy is concerned that Bill is driving the company towards bankruptcy.Bill assures her that this is not the case.How can increased technology improve productivity and performance?

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Definitions:

Slippery Slope Argument

A logical fallacy that assumes a relatively small first step will lead to a chain of related events culminating in some significant effect, often negative.

Consequences

The results or outcomes that naturally follow from a person's actions or a set of circumstances.

Fallacy Of Composition

The logical error of assuming what is true for a part is also true for the whole.

Slippery Slope Fallacy

A logical fallacy that occurs when an argument suggests that a minor first step will lead to a chain of related and undesired events.