3. (A)
Question Type: Synthesis (9-20, 54-58)
This question asks, like the first one, for a characterization of the passage’s main idea. The primary difference between the two questions comes in the answer choices. In this case, the correct answer, (A), might seem unsatisfactory because it emphasizes a relatively minor point in the passage, the bad effects of injunctions on employees. Nonetheless, it also captures the passage’s main point, that injunctions are ineffective to prevent disclosure of proprietary information.
(B) brings up a supporting detail and inaccurately characterizes it as the only reason that injunctions are ineffective.
(C) is stated too broadly: the passage does not deal with the abstract issue of corporate vs. individual rights, but the more specific question of how to balance these interests with respect to trade secrets.
(D) mischaracterizes the passage, which is about the failure of a particular method to secure trade secrets, not the general impossibility of securing them in the contemporary world.
(E) confuses necessary conditions with sufficient conditions: the passage argues that injunctions are not sufficient to protect trade secrets.