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Flaw Question

by paresh_patil » Sun Mar 10, 2013 10:54 pm
Reviewer: The Plain Truth, a biography of the philosopher Socrates, states that Socrates was both very wise and very poor. The book must be incorrect, because a man possessing such wisdom would surely find a way to avoid poverty.

Which of the following best shows the most significant flaw in the reviewer's argument?

A)Every individual who is wise desires to be a philosopher.
B)Socrates would not have been executed by the city of Athens if he had not been influential.
C)Conceptions of wealth vary over time, and what is now considered poor would have been very wealthy in Socrates' time.
D)Many people who are considered wise are too preoccupied with pursuing wisdom to care about their economic status.
E)Although Socrates was not wealthy, he had many wealthy friends who willingly took care of him.
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by hemant_rajput » Mon Mar 11, 2013 1:11 am
The flaw in the reasoning of Reviewer is," One who is wise will use his wisdom to earn money".

Option D point out this flaw only. People who are considered wise, they spend their time in something meaningful(Wisdom) but economic status(money).

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