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Boycotting companies that engage in unethical behavior
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14 Sep 2017, 19:30
14 Sep 2017, 19:30
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Boycotting companies that engage in unethical behavior, such as promoting wars or violating privacy rights, can be an effective way to pressure corporations to stop inherently unacceptable behaviors; nonetheless, such demonstrations of consumer _______ can also have negative consequences including inflation and increased unemployment.
A. endorsement
B. ratification
C. censure
D. debilitation
E. machinations
F. disapprobation
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C and F
Re: Boycotting companies that engage in unethical behavior
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28 Sep 2017, 16:46
28 Sep 2017, 16:46
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The blank describes what consumers demonstrate when boycotting companies, so a word like disapproval would make sense in the blank. Both endorsement and ratification are nearly the opposite of what you’re looking for, so eliminate choices (A) and (B).
Neither debilitation, which means weakening, nor machinations, which means schemes, is supported by the sentence, so eliminate choices (D) and (E). Both censure and disapprobation can mean disapproval, so choices (C) and (F) give you appropriate, equivalent sentences.
The blank describes what consumers demonstrate when boycotting companies, so a word like disapproval would make sense in the blank. Both endorsement and ratification are nearly the opposite of what you’re looking for, so eliminate choices (A) and (B).
Neither debilitation, which means weakening, nor machinations, which means schemes, is supported by the sentence, so eliminate choices (D) and (E). Both censure and disapprobation can mean disapproval, so choices (C) and (F) give you appropriate, equivalent sentences.
Re: Boycotting companies that engage in unethical behavior
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30 Apr 2021, 22:59
30 Apr 2021, 22:59
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