PrepTest 84, Section 2, Question 22
The writers of the television show Ambitions could make their characters more realistic than they currently are, but they know their viewership would shrink if they did. The writers will choose to maximize their audience, so the characters will not be developed in a more realistic manner.
The writers of the television show Ambitions could make their characters more realistic than they currently are, but they know their viewership would shrink if they did. The writers will choose to maximize their audience, so the characters will not be developed in a more realistic manner.
The writers of the television show Ambitions could make their characters more realistic than they currently are, but they know their viewership would shrink if they did. The writers will choose to maximize their audience, so the characters will not be developed in a more realistic manner.
The writers of the television show Ambitions could make their characters more realistic than they currently are, but they know their viewership would shrink if they did. The writers will choose to maximize their audience, so the characters will not be developed in a more realistic manner.
Which one of the following arguments is most similar in its reasoning to the argument above?
If a company�s failure is due to a broader economic collapse, then it is not fair to blame the company�s executives for the failure. There was a broader economic collapse when ViqCo went bankrupt. So it is probably not fair to blame ViqCo�s executives for the failure.
If a company�s failure is due to a broader economic collapse, then it is not fair to blame the company�s executives for the failure. But there was no broader economic collapse when ViqCo went bankrupt. So ViqCo�s executives deserve the blame.
If ViqCo�s executives were responsible for the company�s failure, then it must be possible to say what they should have done differently. Therefore, if you cannot say what ViqCo�s executives should have done differently, then you should not blame them for the failure.
If ViqCo�s executives were responsible for the company�s losses, then ViqCo's losses would have been greater than those of its competitors. But ViqCo�s losses were less than those of its competitors. So ViqCo�s executives were not responsible for the company's losses.
Since ViqCo�s failure was due to a broader economic collapse, it is not fair to blame the company�s executives for the failure. But that means that when ViqCo was succeeding because the broader economy was growing, the executives did not deserve the credit.
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