CR weaken IRON LAW

[vishalc581]

Speaker: Contemporary business firms need to recognize that avoiding social responsibility leads to the gradual erosion of power. This is Davis and Blomstrom's Iron Law of Responsibility: "In the long run, those who do not use power in a manner which society considers responsible will tend to lose it." The law's application to human institutions certainly stands confirmed by history. Though the "long run" may require decades or even centuries in some instances, society ultimately acts to reduce power when society thinks it is not being used responsibly. Therefore, a business that wishes to retain its power as long as it can, must act responsibly.

Which one of the following statements, if true, most weakens the above argument?

(A)Government institutions are as subject to the iron Law of Responsibility as business
institutions.

(B)Public relations programs can cause society to consider an institution socially responsible even when it is not.

(C)The power of some institutions erodes more slowly than the power of others, whether they are socially responsible or not.

(D)Since no institution is eternal, every business will eventually fail.

(E)Some businesses that have used power in socially responsible ways have lost it.


Can you please explain option C?

I think it weakens the conclusion by saying that it doesn't matter whether some a business is socially responsible or not.


OA: B

Source: Powerscore

[RonPurewal]

choice C has no effect on the argument.

all choice C says is that different entities lose power at different rates—some faster, some slower.
it says that this is true both for 'responsible' entities and for non-'responsible' entities, but...
...for 'responsible' entities the author has already admitted as much (the "long run" may require decades or even centuries in some instances...)
...for non-'responsible' entities it's irrelevant.