I had this question narrowed down to C & E. I correctly went with C, but what is the precise reason to eliminate E in this strengthen question? Is it because the real premise for why consumers benefit when governments permit a corporation to obtain a monopoly because consumers receive the fruits...

I got this question right. However, I lingered on it and I don't quite understand the dismissal of E you described. There is mention of public officials in the answer choice. I interpreted the argument as business executives have become public officials because a large category of major decisions is...

Okay, I think I actually just figured it out. Even if cooperation did mean that the corporate executives are not solely making decisions, you still are relying on the assumption that: making decisions ---> public official. And while E may indirectly sort of weaken that assumption, it really doesn...

Could you explain why answer choice A is incorrect?

I see how E is directly supported. Can anyone give a good reason that C was a bad choice? It was my original answer and I thought pretty inferable...

I chose answer choice D because I thought that lines 34-37 supported it: "Creditors took such behavior [of monarchs and wealthy subjects who were acting in line with the paradox of sovereign omnipotence] into account." It seems to indicate that creditors sort of knew the rules that monarch...

Can you please explain why D is out of scope?