In Wendt's view, one reason why the predator argument is less compelling than it first appears is that

a. if the cause of predatory behavior is prior systemic interaction, then predators can also be transformed into "good apples" by future systemic interaction.
b. it is logically incoherent.
c. it assumes that all states are inherently predatory, which is unrealistic.
d. the behavior of predators cannot be meaningfully altered, so they must be eliminated from the system.
e. if the source of predation stems from unit-level causes, then this cannot logically affect the behavior of states at the systemic level.

Answer: a

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