Which of the following best explains why Cathi should be skeptical about the description of the corporate culture at Domino Grace?
A) Human Resources representatives have no direct knowledge of corporate cultures.
B) Human Resources representatives have an incentive to describe the company in a positive light.
C) Human Resources representatives have a strong role in determining corporate culture.
D) The description of the corporate culture at Domino Grace is self-contradictory.
E) There are no other reliable sources of information about the corporate culture at Domino Grace.

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B) The HR representative claims that the Domino Grace corporate culture is team-oriented, people-oriented, and hard-working. That sounds great, but what would we expect the HR representative to say? If Domino Grace is a nasty place where management doesn't care and no one wants to work, would we expect the HR representative to say that? People representing the company to potential employees have an incentive to present the company in a positive way, and so Choice B explains why Cathi might be skeptical about the description. Choice A: Human Resources representatives usually know what's going on. Choice C isn't always True, and even if it were, then it would make the description sound more believable. Choice D: There's nothing self-contradictory about the description. All those things could be True. Cathi just doesn't know if they are. Choice E isn't accurate, and if it were, it would force Cathi to believe the description.

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