Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a statement is followed by two inferences. Which of the inferences can be logically drawn from the statement?

Statement: The right eloquence needs no bell to call the people together and no constable to keep them. It holds the hearer fast; steals away his feet, that he shall not depart; his memory, that he shall not remember the most pressing affairs; his belief, that he shall not admit any opposing considerations. Inferences: (A) Glib talkers inveigle their audience to achieve their purpose. (B) When once you form an opinion, it is difficult to come out of it.

  1. Inference (A) alone can be drawn from the statement.

  2. Inference (B) alone can be drawn from the statement.

  3. Both (A) and (B) can be drawn from the statement.

  4. Neither (A) nor (B) can be drawn from the statement.

  5. Either (A) or (B) can be drawn from the statement.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Only (B) is implicit. The statement only talks about the impact of eloquence, not its purpose (A). 'That he shall not admit any opposing considerations' validates (B).

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