Starbucks Is a Chain That Is Rapidly Expanding Its Global

question 40

Multiple Choice

Starbucks is a chain that is rapidly expanding its global operation. As it expanded into South America,its research showed that Chileans,on average,drink only 150 cups of coffee annually,and people in Argentina drink only about half that amount. An average citizen in Canada drinks 950 cups annually. What do these variations in annual coffee consumption most likely reflect?

• A)policy uncertainties  
• B)nationalistic motivations  
• C)cultural differences  
• D)economic uncertainties

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Definitions:

Slippery Slope Fallacy

A logical fallacy that asserts without sufficient evidence that a relatively small first action leads inevitably to a chain of related (negative) events.

Predicted Outcome

A predicted outcome is the expected result of an experiment or model, often based on theoretical insight or previous data.

Hasty Generalization

A fallacy in which a conclusion is not logically justified by sufficient or unbiased evidence.

Composition

The act of combining parts or elements to form a whole; in logic, the fallacy of assuming that what is true of the part is true for the whole.