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21 Dec 2019, 08:46
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INQUISITOR: Are you in league with the devil?
VICTIM: Yes.
INQUISITOR: Then you must be lying, for those in league with the “Evil One” never tell the truth. So you are not in league with the devil.
The inquisitor’s behavior can be described as paradoxical because he
(A) charged the victim with being in a league with the devil but later recanted
(B) relies on the victim’s answer to reject the victim’s response
(C) acts in accordance with religious law but accuses the victim of violating that law
(D) questions the victim about his ties with the devil but does not himself believe there is a devil
(E) asked the question in the first place, but then refused to accept the answer that the victim gave
VICTIM: Yes.
INQUISITOR: Then you must be lying, for those in league with the “Evil One” never tell the truth. So you are not in league with the devil.
The inquisitor’s behavior can be described as paradoxical because he
(A) charged the victim with being in a league with the devil but later recanted
(B) relies on the victim’s answer to reject the victim’s response
(C) acts in accordance with religious law but accuses the victim of violating that law
(D) questions the victim about his ties with the devil but does not himself believe there is a devil
(E) asked the question in the first place, but then refused to accept the answer that the victim gave
Source: Master GMAT
07 Jan 2020, 14:31
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Explanation please 
What's the difference between B & D?
What's the difference between B & D? 
08 Jan 2020, 10:39
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PTD1995
Hello, PTD1995. To answer your question, option (B) is saying that the inquisitor rejects the response of the victim after relying on that very response to come to a conclusion. The situation is paradoxical because the inquisitor has to take the response at face value to declare its meaning false (i.e. no one who would tell the truth would say "yes," so the victim must be lying, but if the victim is lying, then he would be exhibiting a behavior associated with those who consort with the devil... the opposite of the conclusion the inquisitor reached). Option (D), on the other hand, introduces this notion of not believing that a devil exists. The inquisitor makes it clear that he does, in fact, believe there is a devil. Otherwise, why ask in the first place whether the victim is in league with that very figure? Furthermore, why declare the answer false based on what those associated with the Evil One would say? If the inquisitor did not believe in a devil, then there would need to be some evidence for it in the passage.
If you have further questions, feel free to ask.
- Andrew
