“If a system of managerial decision making is flexible to employee needs, then it will increase employee morale. Our new method of team decision making is flexible to employee needs. Our new method will improve employee morale.” The above syllogism
is:
a) flawed because it doesn’t use the middle term in its unqualified sense.
b) not flawed.
c) flawed because all reasonable alternatives are not included in the major premise.
d) flawed because the minor premise denies rather than affirms the antecedent.
ANS: b
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