Philosopher: The rational pursuit of happiness is quite different from always doing what one most strongly desires to do.
Statements
Rational pursuit ≠ Always doing what you of happiness most strongly desire to do
causal connector (this is because / moreover) Rational must involves long term and desires are usually short term.
contrast (ordinary desire vs. compulsion) ordinary = offer at least momentary happiness desires when goal is attained
compulsive = drive us to pursue goals that, desires if attained, offer no happiness
Evaluate
It looks like it will be hard to guess this one. Most Must Be False questions follow one of two patterns:
1. the correct answer contradicts a conditional There weren't any obvious conditionals here other than must in the second sentence. We could maybe turn the last two statements into conditionals, like, . So we might see a correct answer offer one of these contradictions - This situation involved rational pursuit of happiness, but consideration of long-term consequences didn't happen. - This situation involved an ordinary desire being satisfied, but there was no happiness at all attained. - This situation involved a compulsion, and there was happiness when the goal was attained.
2. The correct answer contradicts a Must Be True inference we can make by combining claims.
It's not super obvious which claims we could combine here to derive something.
Goal
So, let's stay flexible and look for any answer that contradicts the passage. We can ask ourselves,