following appeared in a letter to the editor of the Clearview newspaper.
"In the next mayoral election, residents of Clearview should vote for Ann Green, who is a member of the Good Earth Coalition, rather than for Frank Braun, a member of the Clearview town council, because the current members are not protecting our environment. For example, during the past year the number of factories in Clearview has doubled, air pollution levels have increased, and the local hospital has treated 25 percent more patients with respiratory illnesses. If we elect Ann Green, the environmental problems in Clearview will certainly be solved."
A、作者並沒有給出呼吸疾病患者的基數。如果基數比較小，那麼即使增加少量的人，也會導致增長的比值很大。也是呼吸疾病患者確實大量增加了，也不一定說明是空氣汙染造成的。常識告訴我們，氣候變化也可能造成呼吸疾病。
B、即使是由於空氣汙染造成的，也並不一定是由於C地區的.工廠增加導致的。空氣汙染惡化可能和C地區的氣候變化有關，例如季風的變化，季風變化後可能就帶不走C地區工廠排放的廢氣，造成C地區的廢氣積累。另外，C地區的工廠數增加也存在著基數問題。
C、即使是因為C地區的工廠數增加了，導致了C地區的空氣汙染惡化，也並非是由於FB不採取環境保護的緣故。工廠數增加可能是由於C地區經濟快速發展。國家的巨集觀調控對C地區也有影響。
D、即使是由於FB不採取環境保護，作者也錯誤地假設了只要AG上臺，就能夠解決C地區的環境問題。環境問題牽扯到很多因素，AG雖然是GEC的成員，也並不代表AG就有能力解決這諸多因素。另外，如果是國家巨集觀調控的話，AG顯然還是沒有辦法解決。
following appeared in a memorandum issued by the strategic planning department at Omni Inc.
"Mesa Foods, a manufacturer of snack foods that currently markets its products within a relatively small region of the country, has strong growth potential. Mesa enjoyed a 20 percent increase in profits last year, and its best-selling product, Diabolique Salsa, has had increased sales over each of the past three years. Since Omni Inc. is interested in reaching 14-to-25 year olds, the age group that consumes the most snack food, we should buy Mesa Foods, and concentrate in particular on marketing Diabolique Salsa throughout the country."
A、首先，作者簡單地認為利潤高是併購的充分條件。兩家公司要能夠實現成功併購，需要考慮兩家公司的企業文化是否能夠很好地融合，如果不能夠的話，一加一可能會小於二，甚至小於一。還有收購的費用是否合理等。
B、MF去年的利潤增長了，並不代表MF今年以及今後仍然能夠保持增長。人們的口味會隨著時間有所改變，今後人們可能就不喜歡DS食品的味道了，或者人們開始更看重食品的健康程度而非口味，而DS的食品健康性可能不盡如人意。
C、正如作者所說，O公司對14至25歲人群比較感興趣，但作者並未說明MF的DS適合該人群。即使DS適合該人群，也正如作者在文中所提到的，DS只是在一個小地區獲得了成功，並不代表可以在全國獲得成功。