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Video: Watch the following Ted-Talk video Cultivating Collaboration: Don't Be So Defensive! by Jim Tamm (2015) and answer the following questions:

Questions:

* At 1:02 in the video, Tamm claims, "We often see among the chicken something we occasionally see in human organizations and that is that the star performers become the stars not by being so good themselves but by suppressing the egg production of the other chickens." Tamm is employing an analogy and an argument for comparison. Explain Tamm's comparison and provide a real-world example of what he means. Then, decide whether or not Tamm's analogy is a false analogy. Also, what other fallacies he used?

* At 3:48 in the presentation, Tamm claims he has mediated more labor disputes than anyone in the country. He further claims he and his fellow researchers successfully instilled collaborative skills that lessened conflicts "in over a hundred organizations by almost 70%" (4:55). Examine Tamm's experience and claims of success, and then argue whether Tamm's use a proof surrogate as a rhetorical device is effective or ineffective. What other rhetorical device he use in his speech?

* A syllogism in Tamm's argument can be summarized as follows:
* Major premise: Red-Zone behavior (defensiveness and competition) encourages conflict in an organization.
* Minor premise: Green-Zone behaviors (collaboration and listening) can reduce Red-Zone behavior in an organization.
* Conclusions: Green-Zone behaviors can reduce conflicts in an organization.

* Is this syllogism using deductive or inductive logic. Explain If deductive, test the logical validity and soundness of the syllogism. If inductive, explain if the syllogism is stronger or weaker.