PT 58, Section 1, #16...Corporate businesses, nec assumption Forum

[timmydoeslsat]

I feel that both C and E are necessary.

If you negate (C):

Different corporations do not have different core core corporate philosophies.

Well if that were inserted into the argument, it would destroy its conclusion of "sometimes a business can survive only by becoming a different corporation.

The stimulus is:

Survive ---> Adapt

Sometimes, adapt ---> Change core corporate philosophy
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Therefore, sometimes, survive ---> becoming different corporation


So, the assumption is: change core corporate philosophy ---> become different corporation


And this is what E states and I agree that this is a correct answer.

However, isn't C also necessary? Isn't necessary for the different corporations to have different philosophies? If they did not have the different philosophies, there would be no change!

[lsatisevil]

They could have identical philosophies, but they might still need to change. The businesses are different.