Economist: In free market systems

Answer choices

1. A

   Strengthens7% picked this

   Most of the decisions made by business executives in free market systems are made by the government in

   This choice equates the decisions made by executives in a free market with those made by government officials in centrally planned economies, reinforcing the analogy that executives act like public officials.

   7%
2. B

   Correct85% picked this

   Making decisions about patterns of work organization, resource allocation, and location of industry is not the core of

   Why this is right

   This weakens the argument by differentiating executive responsibilities from the essence of what public officials do, thereby severing the supposed link between executive roles and public duties.

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

   85%
3. C

   Strengthens (if anything)0% picked this

   The salaries of business executives are commensurate with the salaries of high­

   This choice notes that executive salaries are proportionate with high-ranking officials, making them seem more similar, which strengthens the conclusion that executives are like public officials.

   0%
4. D

   No Impact5% picked this

   What a country produces and in what quantities is not always completely controlled

   This asserts that corporate executives do not have complete control over what a country produces, which is a super weak (thus, super unlikely to be correct) idea and echoes what we already heard, which is that consumers have significant control over what and how much to make.

   5%
5. E

   Strengthens (if anything)3% picked this

   Public officials and business executives often cooperate in making decisions of

   This indicates that public officials and business executives often cooperate in decision-making, further supporting the analogy that executives act like public officials by showing them working together on key issues.

   3%