Passage Summary: An employee argues that since some bosses got away with being unprofessional, a fired coworker should be rehired to keep things fair.

Conclusion: The company should reinstate Vernon to maintain consistency in its disciplinary actions.

Reasoning: Although Vernon's firing was justified due to unprofessionalism, higher-ranking employees who acted just as poorly were allowed to keep their jobs.

Analysis: The argument identifies a genuine inconsistency in how the company applies its rules, but it stumbles when proposing a solution. Just because the company failed to fire the higher-ups doesn't mean the decision to fire Vernon was inherently incorrect; perhaps the 'consistent' move is actually to fire the bosses as well. The employee assumes that the only way to achieve fairness is to undo a justified action rather than penalizing others who deserve it. Look for an answer that highlights this failure to consider that consistency could be achieved in more than one way.