The company that produces XYZ

Answer choices

1. A

   No Impact5% picked this

   XYZ is very difficult to copy illegally, because a sophisticated anticopying mechanism in the program

   This isn't providing a story for why the company is choosing not to legally prosecute people who DID illegally copy the software. We can't say, "Oh, they're choosing not to prosecute the people who illegally copied it because it was hard to illegally copy it ... so they deserve to have a pirated copy for their hard work?"

   5%
2. B

   Opposite8% picked this

   The legal measures that the company that produces XYZ could take against those who have copied its product became available several years

   This makes us even more confused why the company isn't taking legal action. It establishes that these legal measures ARE available and have been before XYZ was even on the market.

   8%
3. C

   Correct76% picked this

   Many people who purchase a software program like XYZ are willing to purchase that program only after they

   Why this is right

   The reason the company isn't cracking down on illegal pirating is because they are implicitly okay with people pirating the software. They realize that if pirating the software weren't an option, then many people would end up never buying the software. This answer is suggesting that many people who ultimately purchased the program, initially pirated it so that they could try it and decide if they like it. Since pirating the software is part of the process that led to many people purchasing XYZ, the company is worried that if they crack down on pirating, then they will actually miss out on potential sales from people who need to "try before they buy".

   Skill tested: Paradox · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   76%
4. D

   Opposite (if anything)9% picked this

   The number of illegally reproduced copies of XYZ currently in use exceeds the number of legally reproduced

   This makes it even more surprising that the company isn't cracking down on pirating. There are more people with PIRATED copies than with legally purchased copies!

   9%
5. E

   Unclear Impact2% picked this

   The company that produces ABC, the spreadsheet program that is XYZ’s main rival in the marketplace, is well known for taking legal action against

   We might interpret it different ways. It could almost work as a correct answer if we were thinking, "Maybe the company that makes XYZ is trying to seem cooler than the company that makes ABC by not cracking down on pirated copies, even though those narcs over at ABC are always busting people with illegal copies." But it could also work as an OPPOSITE answer: "If their rival thinks it's worthwhile to take legal action, then we're even more surprised that XYZ's company doesn't also think it's worthwhile to take legal action!"

   2%