Economist: Although open-source software has gained popularity in the last couple of years, its usefulness is quite limited. This is because the most creative ideas come from professional software designers, not volunteers.
Journalist: I, too, was once skeptical about whether open-source software would become a permanent feature of our world. However, I realized that this article could not have been produced without the open-source software volunteers who allowed me to interview them.
The journalist's response to the economist is flawed for which of the following reasons?
A The journalist has changed his mind about open-source software, making his response invalid.
B The journalist refused to interview any professional software designers for his article.
C The journalist does not address the economist's argument that professional software designers are more creative than volunteers.
D The journalist has written a series of articles on software development.
E The journalist does not discuss the popularity of open-source software.
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Option A - INCORRECT.
The journalist change of mind about open-source software does not make her response invalid, just that her perception about the longevity of the software has changed.
Option B - INCORRECT.
This option would have been right but it isn't because she accredited the open source volunteers as professionals too.
Option C - CORRECT.
This option most explain why the journalist response to the economist is flawed. The journalist does not believe that the most creative ideas comes from professional software designers rather than the volunteers. That is why she preferred interviewing the volunteers rather than the professional designers.
Option D - INCORRECT.
The journalist would have written series of articles on software developments and still feel credits should be given to volunteers as well and not just the professionals software developers, but she is not in position to give this credit because the economist have said that, the most creative works come from the professionals and not volunteers.
Option E - INCORRECT
The journalist does discuss about the popularity of open-source software only that she has been skeptical about whether open source software will become a permanent feature to our world.
The journalist change of mind about open-source software does not make her response invalid, just that her perception about the longevity of the software has changed.
Option B - INCORRECT.
This option would have been right but it isn't because she accredited the open source volunteers as professionals too.
Option C - CORRECT.
This option most explain why the journalist response to the economist is flawed. The journalist does not believe that the most creative ideas comes from professional software designers rather than the volunteers. That is why she preferred interviewing the volunteers rather than the professional designers.
Option D - INCORRECT.
The journalist would have written series of articles on software developments and still feel credits should be given to volunteers as well and not just the professionals software developers, but she is not in position to give this credit because the economist have said that, the most creative works come from the professionals and not volunteers.
Option E - INCORRECT
The journalist does discuss about the popularity of open-source software only that she has been skeptical about whether open source software will become a permanent feature to our world.
