Identify the abuse of statistics.A company accused of downsizing workers defended itself with the following statement "Yes, we were forced to lay off 20% of our workforce last year, but this year we increased our workforce by 20% and we therefore now have the same number of employees as before the layoff." What is the flaw in this argument?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. Possible answer: This is a misleading use of percentages as 20% of the reduced workforce is smaller than 20% of the original workforce. The company therefore did not hire as many new workers as it originally laid off. The current workforce size is smaller than the size of the workforce before the layoffs.
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