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An easy willingness to tell funny stories or jokes about [#permalink]
 22 Dec 2003, 13:20
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An easy willingness to tell funny stories or jokes about oneself is the surest of supreme self-confidence. This willingness, often not acquired until late in life, is even more revealing than is good-natured acquiescence in having others poke fun at one.
Which one of the following inference is most supported by the statements above?
(A) A person who lacks self-confidence will enjoy neither telling nor hearing funny stories about himself or herself.
(B) People with high self-confidence do not tell funny stories or jokes about others.
(C) Highly self-confident people tell funny stories and jokes in order to let their audience know that they are self-confident.
(D) Most people would rather tell a funny story or joke than listen to one being told.
(E) Telling funny stories or jokes about people in their presence is a way of expressing one┬б┬пs respect for them.
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May be A.
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A looks good, but isn't it extreme??
I have no confidence in picking one sure answer for this one..
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B please
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A
B is not correct because the premise does not talk about self confident people making jokes about other at all .. out of scope.
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Official ans : A
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