Critical Reasoning

Greek tragedy, one of the enduring pillars of our belief system, dramatized the concept that the misfortune a person suffers is not an accident, but rather a logical outcome of flaws in that person's nature; the misfortune is thus that person's "fault." Nonetheless, today the public broadly supports bankruptcy protection, family welfare and other "social safety net" programs that shield the destitute in the face of their hardships, at taxpayer expense.

Which of the following, if true, would best resolve the paradox in the statements above?

A. The ancient Greeks had few, if any, such social safety net programs in their society.

B. The majority of the public is more familiar with the works of Shakespeare than those of Greek tragedy.

C. Some people insist that society, not the individual, is to blame for most accidents.

D. Many people in financial difficulties feel too ashamed to declare bankruptcy or to take advantage of other social safety net programs.

E. The religions practiced by most people today strongly encourage people to contribute to charities that assist innocent people injured in natural disasters, such as hurricanes.

I need your explanations

HSPA wrote:Greek tragedy, one of the enduring pillars of our belief system, dramatized the concept that the misfortune a person suffers is not an accident, but rather a logical outcome of flaws in that person's nature; the misfortune is thus that person's "fault." Nonetheless, today the public broadly supports bankruptcy protection, family welfare and other "social safety net" programs that shield the destitute in the face of their hardships, at taxpayer expense.

Which of the following, if true, would best resolve the paradox in the statements above?

A. The ancient Greeks had few, if any, such social safety net programs in their society.

B. The majority of the public is more familiar with the works of Shakespeare than those of Greek tragedy.

C. Some people insist that society, not the individual, is to blame for most accidents.

D. Many people in financial difficulties feel too ashamed to declare bankruptcy or to take advantage of other social safety net programs.

E. The religions practiced by most people today strongly encourage people to contribute to charities that assist innocent people injured in natural disasters, such as hurricanes.

I need your explanations

IMO: C

The option C reconcile the logic of "individual falut" with the options of various social programs.

The option D seems appealing but it's very "categoric" in my opinion. What is OA?

No gig...Even I went for C .. it aint correct

Is it A?

Eliminate B and D straigh forward OOS .

Left with A , C and E

a] The ancient Greeks had few, if any, such social safety net programs in their society. -- [It says Greeks had few opportunity for social program , but argument clearly says that it was not supported by them .]

c] Some people insist that society, not the individual, is to blame for most accidents . - [Pretty tempting choice but we are no where talking about indivisual vs society , and this choice also donot mention some people as in Greeks or todays people .. ]

e]The religions practiced by most people today strongly encourage people to contribute to charities that assist innocent people injured in natural disasters, such as hurricanes. -- [This options tells us the reason why people at present time are going for social safety net programs because their relegion is preaching the same ]

IMO E . It seemed initially no choice is correct ...

Yes AIM OA is E

HSPA wrote:Greek tragedy, one of the enduring pillars of our belief system, dramatized the concept that the misfortune a person suffers is not an accident, but rather a logical outcome of flaws in that person's nature; the misfortune is thus that person's "fault." Nonetheless, today the public broadly supports bankruptcy protection, family welfare and other "social safety net" programs that shield the destitute in the face of their hardships, at taxpayer expense.

Greek theory: Anyone suffering from misfortune is himself/herself responsible for it.
Present day situation: People are helping out others who are facing misfortune(probably because of their deeds)

Only option E says that people are helping those who are in trouble because they are being conditioned to do so,and the reason for doing so is their religious teaching.