1. There were 20 percent more traffic accidents in 2016 than there were in 1995. Therefore, it was 20 percent more dangerous to drive a car in 2016 than it was in 1995.
2. An efficiency expert was hired to increase the productivity of a manufacturing firm and was given three months to accomplish the task. At the end of the period the productivity had increased from 1,500 units per week to 1,700. Since the goal was 2,000 units per week, the effort of the efficiency expert was 85 percent successful (1,700/2,000).
Criticize the above arguments in light of the material presented in this chapter.