1.     Reaching a valid decision is based on the evaluation of arguments. If we know that a valid argument has true premises, then a decision based on the argument______________.

2.     Identify the fallacy in the following piano store advertisement: “Pianos are our only business. You’ll get the best deal at the Piano Experts.”

3.     Which of the following statements describes creativity correctly?

4.     How would you assess the following statement? Consider both the nature of the claim and the source. “Lottery director Mark Michalko said Thursday that allegations that Californians are squandering money they once used for food to buy lottery tickets ‘are just not correct.’. . . California Grocers Association president Don Beaver raised the issue earlier in the week, saying five supermarket chains had complained that grocery sales dropped about 5 percent after lottery tickets went on sale October 3.” —Sacramento Bee

5.     The Sarbanes–Oxley Act was created in 2002 to improve and maintain investor confidence. The act includes which of the following:

6.     Organizational behavior is examined at three main levels.

7.     Employees who have intrinsic work values will be motivated by

8.     Research on the five-stage model of group development shows that

9.     The extent to which a leader actually does help a group or organization to achieve its goals is best described as

10.  When the business environment is __________, an organization is most likely to decentralize authority and empower its employees to make operating decisions.

11.  To make your communication more effective

12.  Which of the following meeting technologies would be most effective for negotiations, collaborative problem solving, and other complex discussions?

13.  Most persuasive messages combine

14.  Important design elements to consider when creating slides include which of the following:

15.  Which of the following would be the best wording to use on a resume?

16.  The __________ approach to ethics maintains that an ethical action is the one that provides the most good or does the least harm.

17.  Which type of privacy policy restricts an organization from collecting personal information until the customer specifically authorizes it?

18.  Wireless communication includes which of the following:

19.  Enterprise resource planning applications seeks to integrate a number of issues, including which of the following:

20.  The request for proposal (RFP) is one of the key tools in acquiring information systems and applications. Which of the following statements best characterizes the RFP?

21.  The relationship between jurisdiction and venue of state and federal courts

22.  Businesses owe customers (business invitees) visiting their stores

23.  A legally enforceable contract always requires

24.  Regulatory (or administrative) law arises from

25.  The purpose of a clear ethical code in a business is