Exxon posts record U.S. corporate profits


	Exxon posts record U.S. corporate profits

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2-4-2007 3:44 PM

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2-4-2007 9:41 PM

davboz

With a relatively LOW profit margin.
What would be MOST revealing is how many make judgments with a single statistic. Choice

A) Make an emotional judgment with incomplete information ---OR--- (B) Withhold judgment, do more research with discernment and analysis

2-4-2007 10:28 PM

jklugman

I don't see anyone making an emotional judgment though.

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