Videoconferencing Equipment

The reasoning in the argument is flawed in that the argument

A recent magazine article argued that most companies that do not already own videoconferencing equipment would be wasting their money if they purchased it. However, this is clearly not true. In a recent survey of businesses that have purchased such equipment, most of the respondents stated that the videoconferencing equipment was well worth its cost.

Answer: relies on a sample that it is reasonable to suppose is unrepresentative of the group about which it draws its conclusion.

This is a sampling fallacy. The people surveyed (videoconferencing equipment owners) doesn't represent the opinion of all small companies.

Have You Gotten Your Tonsils Removed?

The pediatrician's argument is most vulnerable to the criticism that it

Pediatrician: Swollen tonsils give rise to brathing problems during sleep, and the surgical removal of children's swollen tonsils has been shown to alleviate sleep disturbances. So removing children's tonsils before swelling even occurs will ensure that the children do not experience any breathing problems during sleep.

Answer: fails to consider the possibility that some breathing problems during sleep may be caused by something other than swollen tonsils.

Stealing is Wrong

The reasoning in the lawyer's argument is flawed in that the argument

Lawyer: If you take something that you have good reason to think is someone else's property, that is stealing, and stealing is wrong. However, Myers had no good reason to think that the compost in the public garden was anyone else's property, so it was not wrong for Meyers to take it.

Answer: takes a condition that by itself is enough to make an action wrong to also be necessary in order for the action to be wrong.