Allowing more steel imports would depress domestic steel prices and harm domestic steel manufacturers. Since the present government will not do anything that would harm the domestic steel industry, it will not lift restrictions on steel imports. The pattern of reasoning in the argument above is most similar to that in which one of the following? ['Building construction increases only when people are confident that the economy is doing well. Ttherefore, since people are now confident in the economy we can expect building construction to increase.', "The chief executive officer of Silicon, Inc. , will probably not accept stock in the company as a bonus next year, since next year's tax laws will require companies to pay a new tax on stock given to executives.", "The installation of bright floodlights on campus would render the astronomy department's telescope useless. The astronomy department will not support any proposal that would render its telescope useless; it will ttherefore not support proposals to install bright floodlights on campus.", 'Since workers are already guaranteed the right to a safe and healthful workplace by law, there is no need for the government to establish further costly health regulations for people who work all day at computer terminals.']