I'm not sure what is being asked, but in the question stem, the "because" is indicating that a sufficient condition is being indicated.
To notate it:
Encouraging people to exploit personal relationships for profit --> Risks damaging those relationships --> Offering incentives is an unethical business practice.
Not sure if that answers your question, I can clarify further if it will help.
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I'm not sure what is being asked, but in the question stem, the "because" is indicating that a sufficient condition is being indicated.
To notate it:
Encouraging people to exploit personal relationships for profit --> Risks damaging those relationships --> Offering incentives is an unethical business practice.
Not sure if that answers your question, I can clarify further if it will help.
"John is tall" means the same thing as "if you are John, then you are tall. Or to put it directly into logical notation, "J is T" means "J->T."