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The author’s argument only addresses “these corporations’ use of motivational posters,” referring to the many corporations who have already begun hanging motivational posters. Whether any other corporations might benefit from the posters is irrelevant.

This is the cookie-cutter flaw of hasty generalization. The author doesn’t make this mistake. Her conclusion isn’t about corporations in general, it’s only about the corporations that decorate their halls with motivational posters.

Even if motivational posters do have other beneficial effects, this doesn’t impact the author’s argument. Her conclusion is simply that the posters are unlikely to achieve their intended purpose, which is to boost employees’ motivation to work productively.

The author’s argument is only about the posters’ effect on employees’ motivation to work productively. Whether their productivity is also affected by other factors is irrelevant.

The author assumes that the posters won’t boost motivation, just because the employees at these corporations are already motivated. She fails to consider that the posters could increase employees’ motivation even more.

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