The Fallacy of Rejecting a Statement on the Grounds That

question 29

Multiple Choice

The fallacy of rejecting a statement on the grounds that it comes from a particular person is known as

• A) appeal to ignorance.
• B) equivocation.
• C) false dilemma.
• D) appeal to the person.

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Definitions:

Times-Interest-Earned Ratio

A measure of a company's ability to honor its debt payments, calculated by dividing earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) by interest expenses.

Equity Multiplier

A ratio of financial leverage that calculates the proportion of a company's assets funded by its shareholders' equity.

Total Assets Turnover Ratio

Measures the turnover of all the firm’s assets; it is calculated by dividing sales by total assets.

Debt Ratio

A financial ratio that measures the extent of a company’s or individual's leverage, calculated by dividing total liabilities by total assets.