Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: New (original) challenge problem: "Social Responsibility"

Here's a new challenge problem, for your edification and enjoyment. I'll be posting these once or twice weekly.

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Businesses, especially those that cannot feasibly differentiate their products or functions from those of rival firms, often gain immediate advantages through conduct judged irresponsible by the surrounding society. As lucrative as such strategies might be in the short term, however, no business can survive in the long run unless all of its significant operations are socially