Each of the following passages may be plausibly criticized by some who conclude that it contains a fallacy, but each will be defended by some who deny that the argument is fallacious. Discuss the merits of each argument and explain why you conclude that it does or does not contain a fallacy of relevance.

A press release from the National Education Association (NEA) begins with the following statement: “America’s teachers see smaller classes as the most critical element in doing a better job, a survey by the NEA indicates.” . . . But the NEA, of course, is interested in having as many teachers in the schools as possible. For example, in a 3,000-pupil school system with 30 pupils assigned to each class, the teaching staff would be approximately 100. But if class size were changed to 25 the total number of teachers would rise to 120. And in a time of shrinking enrollments, that is a way to keep teachers on the public payroll. . . . It is unfortunate that an organization with the professional reputation the National Education Association enjoys should be so self-serving.