Identify the Main Point or Issue in the Following Passage

question 49

Essay

Identify the main point or issue in the following passage, and decide whether the rest of the passage offers reasons for the main point (such as, whether the passage contains an argument), whether it illustrates (provides examples for) the main point, whether it explains the point, is irrelevant to the point, and so on.
"It is usual for the law to prescribe a lesser penalty for the attempt than for the completed crime. The reason is plain enough. Doing harm is a more serious matter than simply doing what might have ended up as that but didn't. It seems, therefore, that one who does harm does something that is more wrong than one who does something harmful but with no one harmed."
-H. Gross, A Theory of Justice

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Definitions:

Consolidation

Consolidation refers to the process of combining several smaller entities, debts, or accounts into a single, more comprehensive unit for management efficiency.

Restructuring

The act of reorganizing the legal, ownership, operational, or other structures of a company for the purpose of making it more profitable or better organized.

Asset Purchase

An asset purchase involves buying the assets of a company, such as equipment, inventory, and property, rather than buying the company's stock.

Poison Pill

A strategy used by companies to prevent or discourage hostile takeovers by making the company less attractive to the potential acquirer.