A Good Reason for Involving Fraud Auditors in the Planning

question 31

Multiple Choice

A good reason for involving fraud auditors in the planning of a regular audit of financial statements is _______.

• A)when there are many fraud risk factors
• B)when the audit committee authorizes further investigation
• C)it makes the client aware of how seriously the auditor takes its fraud detection responsibility
• D)it improves the documentation standards of the financial statement audit

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Definitions:

Modus Tollens

A logical argument form that concludes the inverse of an antecedent from the denial of the consequent, typically structured as "If P, then Q. Not Q, therefore not P."

Affirming The Consequent

A logical fallacy where a conclusion is incorrectly drawn from the premise that if P then Q, and Q is true, therefore P must be true.

Ad Hominem

A fallacy in argumentation where the focus is on attacking the character or motive of the person making the argument, rather than addressing the argument itself.

Categorical Syllogism

A form of reasoning where two premises lead to a conclusion, based on the relationship between categories or groups.