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This is a Miscellaneous/Parallel hybrid; it is not an argument like most Parallel questions.
The stimulus illustrates a situation in which decisions are made based on preferences of a subset of a group (new technologies are exciting to the computer experts in the company) rather than what may be best for the group as a whole (new technologies are less profitable than other options).
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Instead of choosing the preference of a subset within a group over benefitting the broader group, in (A), the executives choose one quality (shared professional interests) over another quality (education level) in making a decision (who to promote).
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Instead of choosing the preference of a subset within a group over benefitting the broader group, (B) illustrates a situation of sacrificing a benefit for one group (consumers) in order to benefit a completely different group (the supermarket).
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(C) illustrates a situation in which decisions are made based on preferences of a subset of a group (librarians choose books that they enjoy reading) rather than what may be best for the group as a whole (the books that serve the interests of the community).
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Instead of choosing the preference of a subset within a group over benefitting the broader group, in (D), the students choose one quality (low workload) over another quality (amount they’ll learn) in making a decision (which course to take).
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In (E), the television executives make a decision that aligns with the preference of the broader group (what viewers want), not the preferences of a smaller subset, so (E) does not conform with the principle illustrated in the stimulus.
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