A recent policy change allows local community colleges to retain ownership of any inventions developed through state-funded research initiatives. The administration at Greenfield Community College intends to license these inventions to local businesses to generate revenue for enhancing student services.

Which of the following, if true, would most undermine the feasibility of the college administration's plan described above?

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Local businesses are often more interested in purchasing patents from established universities than from community colleges.

State funding for research initiatives has significantly increased in recent years.

Local businesses are eligible for grants that support innovation in collaboration with educational institutions.

The inventions developed at Greenfield Community College have been shown to lack commercial viability.

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Greenfield Community College has a strong reputation for producing innovative research.

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To determine which statement would most undermine the college administration's plan to license inventions, we need to analyze the implications of each option. The plan relies on the assumption that local businesses will be interested in licensing the inventions to generate revenue. If the inventions…

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What this question tests

What it tests

Whether you can identify the option that most undermines an argument's conclusion.

Common trap

Choosing an irrelevant objection or one that attacks the premise rather than the reasoning.