Some people believe that witnessing violence in movies will discharge

(A) Some people think appropriating supplies at work for their own personal use is morally wrong. Isn't shoplifting morally wrong?

Option (A) draws an analogy between two actions - appropriating supplies at work and shoplifting - and suggests that both are morally wrong. This reasoning does involve the use of an analogy to question the validity of a belief, similar to the original passage's use of an analogy. However, the subject matter (moral wrongness) is different from that in the original passage (violence in movies and eating). While it uses an analogy, it doesn't closely parallel the specific content of the original passage.

(B) Some people think nationalism is defensible. Hasn't nationalism been the excuse for committing abominable crimes?

Option (B) compares the belief in the defensibility of nationalism to the use of nationalism as an excuse for abominable crimes. This does involve using an analogy, but it doesn't closely mirror the structure of the original passage, which compared witnessing violence in movies to watching someone eat. The subject matter and the nature of the analogy are different.

(C) Some people think that boxing is fixed just because wrestling usually is. Are the two sports managed by the same sort of people?

Option (C) employs an analogy to compare the belief that boxing is fixed to the idea that wrestling is fixed and questions whether the two sports are managed by the same sort of people. While it does use an analogy, it is more focused on comparing the management of the two sports rather than questioning the belief itself, which is the central theme in the original passage.

(D) Some people think that economists can control inflation. Can meteorologists make the sun shine?

Option (D) uses an analogy to compare the belief that economists can control inflation to the idea that meteorologists can make the sun shine. This closely parallels the reasoning in the original passage, as it questions the validity of a belief (economists controlling inflation) by using an analogy with a different domain (meteorology making the sun shine) to illustrate the absurdity of the belief.

(E) Some people think workaholics are compensating for a lack of interpersonal skills. However, aren't most doctors workaholics?

Option (E) contrasts the belief that workaholics are compensating for a lack of interpersonal skills with the observation that most doctors are workaholics. While it involves some comparison, it doesn't employ an analogy that closely mirrors the structure of the original passage, which used a more unrelated scenario to question the belief.

Upon closer examination, it becomes clear that option (D) is the choice that most closely parallels the reasoning employed in the original passage. It effectively uses an analogy to question the validity of a belief and highlight its absurdity, similar to the structure of the original argument.

Some people believe that witnessing violence in movies will discharge aggressive energy. Does watching someone else eat fill one’s own stomach?

In which one of the following does the reasoning most closely parallel that employed in the passage?

(A) Some people think appropriating supplies at work for their own personal use is morally wrong. Isn’t shoplifting morally wrong? - WRONG. Questioning isn't drawing any analogy that has punch.

(B) Some people think nationalism is defensible. Hasn’t nationalism been the excuse for committing abominable crimes? - WRONG. 2nd best but lacks punch in the questioning part. Also, the main reasoning does not satisfy any results.

(C) Some people think that boxing is fixed just because wrestling usually is. Are the two sports managed by the same sort of people? - WRONG. Reasoning is wrong and question raised is in a plain boring manner.

(D) Some people think that economists can control inflation. Can meteorologists make the sun shine? - CORRECT.

(E) Some people think workaholics are compensating for a lack of interpersonal skills. However, aren’t most doctors workaholics? - WRONG. Main reasoning itself isn't proper as what we have in the passage. Questioning it also isn't similar to how it is in passage.

Answer D.