For each of the following claims, identify the logical flaw:
The election couldn’t have been fair; I don’t know anyone who voted for the winner.
It would be wrong to prosecute Allied for age discrimination. Allied has always been a great corporate neighbor.
The decrease in smoking can be attributed to increased restrictions on smoking in public.
Bill Jensen’s proposal to create an on-site day-care center is just the latest of his harebrained ideas.
Since the introduction of cola drinks at the start of the 20th century, cancer has become the 2nd-greatest killer in the U.S. Cola drinks should be banned.
If mutual fund guru Peter Lynch recommends the investment, I think we ought to buy it.
We should not go into the flash-memory market; we have always been a leading manufacturer of DRAM.
The other two hospitals in the city have implemented computerized patient record keeping. I think we should, too.
Our Model X500 didn’t succeed because we failed to sell a sufficient number of units.
No research has ever established that internet businesses can earn money; they will never succeed.