1) It is an article of faith among some economists that the significant inventions of the contemporary world are the results of the innovative genius of big business organizations. (2) Yet in the United States, the current trend toward corporate mergers has been accompanied by a sharp decline in innovation. (3) The record indeed shows that big organizations are far more resistant to change than small ones are, and for predictable reasons. (4) They are tied to highly specialized operations that would be disrupted even by small changes, and they are guided by bureaucracies that typically favor control over innovation. (5) According to T.K. Quinn, the former chief executive officer of a large finance company, giant corporations do not invent new technology--they buy out the smaller companies and independent inventors who do.

Question

1) It is an article of faith among some economists that the significant inventions of the contemporary world are the results of the innovative genius of big business organizations. (2) Yet in the United States, the current trend toward corporate mergers has been accompanied by a sharp decline in innovation. (3) The record indeed shows that big organizations are far more resistant to change than small ones are, and for predictable reasons. (4) They are tied to highly specialized operations that would be disrupted even by small changes, and they are guided by bureaucracies that typically favor control over innovation. (5) According to T.K. Quinn, the former chief executive officer of a large finance company, giant corporations do not invent new technology--they buy out the smaller companies and independent inventors who do.

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10) Sentence 5 supports the author’s argument primarily by
A) providing a specific example of a corporate merger
B) explaining the effects of new technology
C) questioning the honesty of an opponent
D) citing the opinion of a person experienced in business

My answer is B.

Answer 1

I disagree.

Answer 2

T.K. Quinn did not give a specific example of a corporate merger.

You seem to be guessing, rather than carefully reading the paragraph and checking the definitions of questionable words.

Answer 3

Your answer B is incorrect. Sentence 5 primarily supports the author's argument by citing the opinion of a person experienced in business (T.K. Quinn, the former chief executive officer of a large finance company). The opinion states that giant corporations do not invent new technology, but instead, they buy out the smaller companies and independent inventors who do.

Answer 4

Actually, sentence 5 supports the author's argument primarily by citing the opinion of a person experienced in business. The sentence is attributed to T.K. Quinn, the former chief executive officer of a large finance company, who states that giant corporations do not invent new technology but rather buy out smaller companies and independent inventors who do. This supports the author's argument that big organizations, such as giant corporations, are not the ones responsible for significant inventions and innovation. Therefore, the correct answer would be D) citing the opinion of a person experienced in business.