Sid Burned His Own Warehouse in an Attempt to Collect

question 29

Multiple Choice

Sid burned his own warehouse in an attempt to collect on a fire insurance policy.Sid has committed

• A)arson since he maliciously used fire to damage or destroy personal property.
• B)larceny since he committed an act intended to wrongfully obtain money from his insurance company.
• C)a crime called "burning to defraud insurers" since the crime of arson only applies to property owned by another person.
• D)an intentional tort,but not a crime since a person has a right to destroy his own property.

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Definitions:

Door-In-The-Face

A strategy where an initial, larger request is made knowing it will probably be refused, followed by a smaller more reasonable request.

Foot-In-The-Door

A persuasion technique that involves getting a person to agree to a large request by first setting them up to agree to a modest request.

Change Of Actions

The process of modifying one's behavior or actions in response to external or internal factors.

Group Pressures

The influence exerted by a social group on individual members to behave in certain ways or conform to group norms and expectations.