This was a fun question, to begin with !
THE ANSWER IS C!
If one has
evidence that an act will benefit other people and
performs that act to benefit them, then one will generally
succeed in benefiting them.
consider 2 parties involved X and Y, 3 criteria need to be met:
1. X has proper EVIDENCE that an act will benefit Y and
2. X goes ahead and performs the act to benefit them.
3. TO wrap it up the act must be a success at benefiting Y
all the criteria mentioned above need to be fulfilled!
Which one of the following best illustrates the proposition above?
(A) A country’s leaders realized that fostering diplomatic ties with antagonistic nations reduces the chances of war with those nations. Because those leaders worried that war would harm their chances of being reelected, they engaged in diplomatic discussions with a hostile country, and the two countries avoided a confrontation.
X does not do the act to benefit Y but to benefit X ! SELFISH GUY EASY ELIMINATION (B) A government study concluded that a proposed bureaucratic procedure would allow people to register their cars without waiting in line.
The government adopted the procedure for this reason, and, as with most bureaucratic procedures, it was not successful. criteria 1 and 2 were met but no success on 3, quite literally! (C) Betsy overheard a heating contractor say that regularly changing the filter in a furnace helps to keep the furnace efficient. So Betsy has regularly changed the furnace filter in her daughter’s house. As a result, the furnace has never required maintenance due to becoming clogged with dust or dirt.
This is great all 3 criteria are met !! (D) Sejal learned in a psychology class that the best way to help someone overcome an addiction is to confront that person. So she confronted her friend Bob, who was struggling with a chemical dependency.
criteria 1 and 2 were met but we don't know if it was a success ? is BOB OKAY? (E) Zachary hoped that psychotherapy could help his parents overcome their marital difficulties. He persuaded his parents to call a psychotherapist, and eventually their problems were resolved.
this one was tricky but criteria 1 was not met !! there is no evidence there is the only hope. I hope to score a 700 myself C is the answer IMO