It is said that people should

Answer choices

1. A

   Too Strong: probably16% picked this

   Those who are willing to change will probably find

   The author believes that a willingness to change is somewhat connected to being genuinely happy. But she never goes as far as saying that being wiling to change gives you better than 50% odds at finding genuine happiness. Willing to change is necessary, not likely sufficient.

   16%
2. B

   Correct62% picked this

   People who are not dissatisfied with themselves are less likely than others to

   Why this is right

   This is one of the links we predicted. Our author thinks that if we follow this "bad principle", which tells us not to be dissatisfied with ourselves, we'll mess up our chance at genuine happiness, which relies on pursuing personal excellence and being willing to undergo personal change. If people who were not dissatisfied with themselves were just as likely to pursue personal excellence, it would weaken the argument by making it seem like following this principle isn't affecting their ability to be genuinely happy.

   Skill tested: Necessary Assumption · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   62%
3. C

   Too Strong11% picked this

   Personal excellence cannot be acquired by those who lack genuine confidence in

   Too Strong: cannot Out of Scope: genuine confidence The author thinks that genuine happiness is connected to the pursuit of personal excellence. She never talks about whether people achieve personal excellence, and there's no talk about having or lacking genuine confidence in your abilities (as opposed to fake confidence). Finally, this seems to be a little bit opposite of the author's thinking. She would rather that we live by the principle of not accepting ourselves (of lacking genuine confidence) because she's thinking this will more likely lead to us pursuing personal excellence / undergoing personal change.

   11%
4. D

   Out of Scope: justified / content9% picked this

   People are justified in feeling content with themselves when they have achieved some degree

   The author is never talking about when people are justified in feeling content with themselves. Also, she seems to think that people will be happier if they are continually pursuing personal excellence, not accepting themselves as is. So it would sound kind of unlike our author to say, "As soon as you have any degree of excellence, you should feel content with yourself".

   9%
5. E

   Out of Scope: painful to obtain2% picked this

   Happiness is not genuine unless it is based on something that is

   The ending of this really comes out of nowhere. Since this is a conditional answer, we can ask ourselves whether the author ever made the move it's describing: If happiness isn't based on something painful to obtain, then it's not genuine happiness. The author never talked about that. The author just said, If you're not pursuing personal excellence and not willing to undergo personal change, then you won't have genuine happiness.

   2%