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One should apologize only to a person one has wronged, and only for having wronged that person. To apologize sincerely is to acknowledge that one has acted wrongfully. One cannot apologize sincerely unless one intends not to repeat that wrongful act. To accept an apology sincerely is to acknowledge a wrong, but also to vow not to hold a grudge against the wrongdoer.
The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?
A. If one apologizes and subsequently repeats the wrongful act for which one has apologized, then one has not apologized sincerely.
B. One cannot sincerely accept an apology that was not sincerely offered.
C. If one commits a wrongful act, then one should sincerely apologize for that act.
D. An apology that cannot be sincerely accepted cannot be sincerely offered.
The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?
A. If one apologizes and subsequently repeats the wrongful act for which one has apologized, then one has not apologized sincerely.
B. One cannot sincerely accept an apology that was not sincerely offered.
C. If one commits a wrongful act, then one should sincerely apologize for that act.
D. An apology that cannot be sincerely accepted cannot be sincerely offered.
E. An apology cannot be both sincerely offered and sincerely accepted unless each person acknowledges that a wrongful act has occurred.
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How is the answer not A? I find A and E to be similar. When attempting this question I had narrowed down to A and E.
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A. If one apologizes and subsequently repeats the wrongful act for which one has apologized, then one has not apologized sincerely.
B. One cannot sincerely accept an apology that was not sincerely offered.
C. If one commits a wrongful act, then one should sincerely apologize for that act.
D. An apology that cannot be sincerely accepted cannot be sincerely offered.
E. An apology cannot be both sincerely offered and sincerely accepted unless each person acknowledges that a wrongful act has occurred.
Answer E.
- This seems plausible but is not explicitly required by the argument. The passage explains that sincerity in an apology requires the intent not to repeat the wrongful act, but it does not explicitly link the act of repeating it to insincerity in every case. The person, at the time, might really intend to not repeat the wrongful act and apologize sincerely, yet unwillingly or willingly at some point in future the act gets repeated, that does not render the past apology insincere.
Incorrect.
B. One cannot sincerely accept an apology that was not sincerely offered.
- The passage does not connect the sincerity of acceptance to the sincerity of the apology. Acceptance depends on the receiver’s acknowledgment of the wrong and their vow not to hold a grudge, regardless of the sincerity of the apology.
Incorrect.
C. If one commits a wrongful act, then one should sincerely apologize for that act.
- The passage outlines what constitutes a sincere apology but does not state that one must always apologize for every wrongful act.
Incorrect.
D. An apology that cannot be sincerely accepted cannot be sincerely offered.
- The passage treats the sincerity of an apology and the sincerity of its acceptance as separate entities, each requiring acknowledgment of the wrongful act. There is no indication that an apology’s sincerity depends on whether it can be accepted.
Incorrect.
E. An apology cannot be both sincerely offered and sincerely accepted unless each person acknowledges that a wrongful act has occurred.
- This aligns with the passage’s reasoning.
- A sincere apology requires acknowledgment of a wrongful act.
- A sincere acceptance also requires acknowledgment of a wrongful act.
- Without mutual acknowledgment of the wrongful act, neither the apology nor the acceptance can meet the criteria of sincerity.
Correct.
Answer E.
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