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John: If a person believes in the inevitability of success, then that person will surely succeed.
Jolanda: I disagree. According to a recent magazine article entitled “The 100 Most Successful Women in History,” most of these 100 women did not believe they would ever
become successful.
Which of the following would be John’s most logically convincing response to Jolanda’s counterargument above?
(A) Success does not depend on whether a person believes in its inevitability.
(B) Successful people are often viewed by others as unsuccessful.
(C) Success is inevitable for some people but not for others.
(D) Society’s definition of success might have changed throughout history.
(E) None of the successful people listed in the magazine article were men.
Jolanda: I disagree. According to a recent magazine article entitled “The 100 Most Successful Women in History,” most of these 100 women did not believe they would ever
become successful.
Which of the following would be John’s most logically convincing response to Jolanda’s counterargument above?
(A) Success does not depend on whether a person believes in its inevitability.
(B) Successful people are often viewed by others as unsuccessful.
(C) Success is inevitable for some people but not for others.
(D) Society’s definition of success might have changed throughout history.
(E) None of the successful people listed in the magazine article were men.
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John states Success is inevitable if a person believes so.
Jolanda countered that most of the successful business women did not believe they would ever
become successful.
the option logically cross countering Jolanda’s counterargument above is;
(A) Success does not depend on whether a person believes in its inevitability. (yes, Success is not depended on whether a person believes its preventable or not, if it has to come it will irrespective of any faith or believing otherwise, which explains why the successful ladies who didn't believe on becoming successful is among the successful person) (CORRECT)
(B) Successful people are often viewed by others as unsuccessful. (Why will successful be viewed as unsuccessful? who will call a winner as failure? no logical meaning) (incorrect)
(C) Success is inevitable for some people but not for others. (Success has no parameter other than working for it, neither its biased nor it can be measured, so there is equal chances for all to be successful, nor its helping the case against Jolanda, its creating biasness against john statement that believing in success is useless) (Incorrect)
(D) Society’s definition of success might have changed throughout history. (we are not considering the other's perspective and possible definitions of success here) (Irrelevant)
(E) None of the successful people listed in the magazine article were men. (we are talking about the success in general not based on gender biasness) (Incorrect)
Answer is A
Jolanda countered that most of the successful business women did not believe they would ever
become successful.
the option logically cross countering Jolanda’s counterargument above is;
(A) Success does not depend on whether a person believes in its inevitability. (yes, Success is not depended on whether a person believes its preventable or not, if it has to come it will irrespective of any faith or believing otherwise, which explains why the successful ladies who didn't believe on becoming successful is among the successful person) (CORRECT)
(B) Successful people are often viewed by others as unsuccessful. (Why will successful be viewed as unsuccessful? who will call a winner as failure? no logical meaning) (incorrect)
(C) Success is inevitable for some people but not for others. (Success has no parameter other than working for it, neither its biased nor it can be measured, so there is equal chances for all to be successful, nor its helping the case against Jolanda, its creating biasness against john statement that believing in success is useless) (Incorrect)
(D) Society’s definition of success might have changed throughout history. (we are not considering the other's perspective and possible definitions of success here) (Irrelevant)
(E) None of the successful people listed in the magazine article were men. (we are talking about the success in general not based on gender biasness) (Incorrect)
Answer is A
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Combining both the statements: A person who believes success is inevitable will definitely achieve success. But to believe in the inevitability of success to achieve success is not a precondition to achieve success. i.e. even if you do not believe that you can achieve success, you can still achieve it. This is in line with Option A.
