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Whenever anyone tells me that a public official is corrupt, I immediat [#permalink] New post   02 Jun 2022, 16:30
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Whenever anyone tells me that a public official is corrupt, I immediately evaluate whether it is more likely that this person would either lie or be lied to, or that the corruption he describes actually exists. I weigh the self-serving or slanderous motivations that person may have against the evidence that the public official is corrupt. If the evidence outweighs the possibility of slander, then I further investigate the charge.

If the author does not further investigate a corruption charge, he assumes that:

A. people sometimes lie for self-serving reasons
B. corruption never happens among public officials
C. the evidence of corruption outweighs the possibility of slander
D. investigations into the corruption of public officials are usually fruitless
E. it is certain that the public official has been slandered
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Re: Whenever anyone tells me that a public official is corrupt, I immediat [#permalink] New post   02 Jun 2022, 22:35
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If he was not certain, he would investigate. People "sometimes" lie implies that they sometimes don't as well. This would encourage investigation. IMO E
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Re: Whenever anyone tells me that a public official is corrupt, I immediat [#permalink] New post   04 Jun 2022, 02:26
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By process of elimination:
Option B can be eliminated as it is too extreme and all-encompassing.
Option C can be eliminated as if evidence of corruption had indeed outweighed evidence of slander or untruth then the case would have been investigated.
Option D can be eliminated as it is out of scope.

Out of Option A & Option E, I think option E is again a little bit too extreme and it might so happen that apart from slander, there might be untruth involved. Option A best fits the fill.
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Re: Whenever anyone tells me that a public official is corrupt, I immediat [#permalink] New post   04 Jun 2022, 03:42
Narrow down to A And E, but I think E is superior than A.
According to the last sentence: If the evidence outweighs the possibility of slander, then I further investigate the charge. So if does NOT investigate, then possibility of slander outweighs evidence—>this is what E means.

A says people lie, but premise tells us: people would either lie or be lied to, so when people say government is corrupt, they might be lied to, but not lie for self serving reasons.

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Re: Whenever anyone tells me that a public official is corrupt, I immediat [#permalink] New post   02 Nov 2022, 11:15
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Confused between option A and option E
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Re: Whenever anyone tells me that a public official is corrupt, I immediat [#permalink] New post   19 Dec 2022, 04:27
I was able to eliminate b,c,d and was down to A and E

I chose E as we know that there are only 2 possibility
If evidence outweighs slander ----> Investigation
If it does not - -- --- > Not an investigation (so can be slander)
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Re: Whenever anyone tells me that a public official is corrupt, I immediat [#permalink] New post   19 Dec 2022, 04:28
I chose E as we know that there are only 2 possibility
If evidence outweighs slander ----> Investigation
If it does not - -- --- > Not an investigation (so can be slander)

I was able to eliminate b,c,d and was down to A and E
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Whenever anyone tells me that a public official is corrupt, I immediat [#permalink] New post   01 Oct 2023, 04:49
How to eleminate between A and E?

Solution :

function of the person who puts charge = C
Evidence that the public official is corrupt = E
Slanderous motivation a person may have = S
if E = 1 , S = 0 , then C = 1 (takes charge)

Except in the above case, in all other cases person does not take charge i.e

Putting all possible combinations :

if E = 0 , S = 1 , then C = 0 ( does not take charge )
or else E = 1 , S = 1 , then C = 0 ( does not take charge )
or else E = 0 , or S = 0, then C = 0 ( does not take charge )

No matter whether S = 1 or = 0 , C is always 0 This condition eleminates E that its certain that the PO is slandered
leaves with option A - it could be people lying and not slandering specifically
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Re: Whenever anyone tells me that a public official is corrupt, I immediat [#permalink] New post   15 Apr 2024, 03:27
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KarishmaB, I am stuck at options A and E, not able to narrow down. Kindly throw some light on it.
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Re: Whenever anyone tells me that a public official is corrupt, I immediat [#permalink] New post   15 Apr 2024, 06:59
Confusion between option A and E. E is more extreme I agree but even the passage says that IF evidence outweighs slander he will investigate. Therefore implying that when he does not investigate then slander must outweigh evidence right? Isn't E more suitable here then?
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Re: Whenever anyone tells me that a public official is corrupt, I immediat [#permalink] New post   15 Apr 2024, 07:06
I think this question is not legit. Waiting for experts' take on it.­
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Re: Whenever anyone tells me that a public official is corrupt, I immediat [#permalink] New post   16 Apr 2024, 00:51
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surajnayyar24 wrote:
KarishmaB, I am stuck at options A and E, not able to narrow down. Kindly throw some light on it.

If the possibility of slander outweights the evidence, he may not investigate. Does it mean he is certain that it is slander? No. As is said in the argument - the possibilities are weighed against each other and then a decision is taken whether to investigate or not. Certainly cannot be established without investigation. Hence option (E) is not assumed.

But option (A) is an assumption. He assumes that people sometimes lie for self serving reasons. That is the reason he evaluates whether evidence outweighs the possibility of lying. 

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Re: Whenever anyone tells me that a public official is corrupt, I immediat [#permalink] New post   16 Apr 2024, 01:14
KarishmaB wrote:
surajnayyar24 wrote:
KarishmaB, I am stuck at options A and E, not able to narrow down. Kindly throw some light on it.

If the possibility of slander outweights the evidence, he may not investigate. Does it mean he is certain that it is slander? No. As is said in the argument - the possibilities are weighed against each other and then a decision is taken whether to investigate or not. Certainly cannot be established without investigation. Hence option (E) is not assumed.

But option (A) is an assumption. He assumes that people sometimes lie for self serving reasons. That is the reason he evaluates whether evidence outweighs the possibility of lying. 

Answer (A)

­KarishmaB, thank you so much ma'am. Clear now :)
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