The sponsoring of bodies that govern sports by companies is a common practice. However, the introduction of commercial interests into a sport often leads to reforms in that sport such as changes to the design of uniforms, to the duration of games, and even to the actual rules. For this reason, traditional views are in opposition to the involvement of corporations in sports. Clearly, the objectors of corporate sponsoring have failed to consider the long-lasting subsistence of certain sports because __________.

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when the sponsoring corporation of a sport faces an important decision, it gratefully accepts suggestions put forward by fans

many would probably have ceased to exist without the funding provided by corporations

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if they had not, they would have realized that sport does not need to be played at a commercial level to be enjoyed

they are less concerned with a sport's character and more concerned with whether a sport will be played in 100 years time

commercializing a game can remove its authentic appeal to spectators

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Whether you can complete the last sentence of an argument in a way that is logically consistent with it.

Choosing an option that sounds plausible but contradicts the argument or introduces new information.