Problem
Instructions
You are the district manager of a luxury watch producer, and sales have been steadily declining. You hold a meeting with your production and sales staff to attempt to identify the reasons for the decline, and the following reasons are offered for the decreased sales:
o slow economy, so no one is buying watches of any kind;
o salespeople are not provided adequate resources to properly market the watches;
o the quality of the watches has declined to the point that people do not want to buy them;
o the supply chain is unable to keep up with orders, so deliveries are slow, and customers are cancelling orders;
o the financial manager does not like the marketing department, so we cannot trust the numbers he produces; and
o the marketing manager should just get rid of the salespeople who are not able to hit the established sales targets.
Given this scenario, answer the following questions.
o Discuss strategies for examining claims for legitimacy or fallacy. It is not necessary to address all six bullet points above, but clearly identify which are being discussed.
o Identify any potential fallacies in logic that might inhibit creative thinking.
o Develop strategies for creatively overcoming identified fallacies.
The response should include a reference list. Using double-space, Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.