According to your textbook, the following statement is an example of what type of fallacy?We are spending too much time talking about regulating the cable TV industry while other countries are beating us in technological development.

Michael is trying to convince listeners that the salaries paid by the company

exceeded the norm for the industry. He offers the following statistic: "In 2012, the average salary of professionals (excluding hourly employees) at the company was $87,000 per year!" As a critical listener, what criticism of this statistic might you offer? A) This statistic is inferential, whereas a descriptive statistic would be a better indicator of the actual salary average. B) Michael has offered raw statistical data and needs to translate it into more understandable terms for his layperson audience. C) Averages rarely mean much of anything; other statistics would be preferable. D) Michael needs to tell you what kind of average he is using because the mean, for example, could be distorted by a few high salaries.

This special kind of commemorative speech has acquired an unfortunate reputation for being dull, predictable, and lacking in substance

Yet, these have also been some of our most famous and memorable speeches, such as when John F. Kennedy used the occasion to reflect on the horrors of modern war. A) Commencement address B) Welcome address C) Farewell address D) Keynote address