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I will go with A too.. coz it states one case(murder) which is operative in two diff cases(theft and blackmail)
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I was shuttling between A and B. I will hate it if the answer is A. Now I feel B looks extreme.
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Official answer: B
The statement by Lewis in the extract simply states that if X is greater than Y and Y is greater than Z, then X is greater than Z, i.e. the condition of being greater is more acute. Choice B, which states this condition, is the appropriate answer. Choice A does not describe the argument in the extract; there is a similarity in the terms used, but the extract does not say that murder is as bad as blackmail and the latter is bad as theft, therefore murder is as bad as theft. Therefore A is inappropriate. Choice C is inapplicable, as the extract does not state a purpose that can be applied to other situations. Similarly, D is not appropriate as there is no generalization, followed by specific cases. Since there is one appropriate answer, E is not correct
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You stole the show anandnk, good job !
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I will go with A, too. I think it is the best answer.
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