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The argument claims that hiring foreign consulting firms leads to better ideas and business benefits, but it lacks concrete evidence showing that this actually improves outcomes.

Option E is best because it provides direct support: businesses that worked most with foreign consultants saw the highest innovation and profits. This strongly links the cause (foreign consulting) to real results.

Other options either give general trends or unrelated information, but E uniquely demonstrates that the claimed benefit actually happens in practice, making the argument much stronger.
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International collaboration is highly beneficial for businesses. This opinion was asserted by several leaders in the business community while defending their decision to hire foreign consulting firms over domestic ones. “Soliciting the advice of professionals from different geographies has produced new ideas in strategy, operations, and customer service," the leaders said.

The business leaders’ argument as it is presented in the passage above would be most strengthened if which of the following were true?

A. The number of foreign consulting firms hired by domestic businesses has increased more slowly than many foreign business associations would prefer.
B. Due to recent improvements in management practices, many businesses have realized enormous gains in operational efficiency.
C. Customer service standards have been rising in all businesses operated domestically.
D. The biggest growth in domestic businesses has come from companies that market the most innovative products and services.
E. The businesses that worked the most with foreign consulting firms are those that have seen the most innovation and made the most profit.

E is the best choice.

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