Tavern Inc. is a personal investment firm contemplating the introduction of a whistleblower's policy. It conducts a board meeting to thoroughly analyze the consequences of this action. During this meeting, Michelle, one of the members of the board, argues strongly against this decision. According to her, the fall of Enron in 2001, which resulted in thousands of employees losing their jobs and retirement pensions and investors losing millions of dollars, can be attributed to whistle-blowers like Sherron Watkins. Michelle believes that whistle-blowing was the primary cause for Enron's bankruptcy. Which of the following is a strong rebuttal to Michelle's argument?

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Enron was engaged in fraudulent activities and therefore would have inevitably faced consequences even if there was no whistle-blowing act. The losses would have likely been greater because the situation would have escalated over time. Therefore, it cannot be said that whistle-blowing was the primary cause of Enron's bankruptcy.