Question

Five sentences related to a topic are given below in a jumbled order. Four of them form a coherent and unified paragraph. Identify the odd sentence that does not go with the four. Key in the number of the option that you choose.

• A. Socrates told us that ‘the unexamined life is not worth living’ and that to ‘know thyself’ is the path to true wisdom
• B. It suggests that you should adopt an ancient rhetorical method favored by the likes of Julius Caesar and known as ‘illeism’ – or speaking about yourself in the third person.
• C. Research has shown that people who are prone to rumination also often suffer from impaired decision making under pressure and are at a substantially increased risk of depression.
• D. Simple rumination – the process of churning your concerns around in your head – is not the way to achieve self-realization.
• E. The idea is that this small change in perspective can clear your emotional fog, allowing you to see past your biases.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Sentence 5 mentions 'this small change in perspective,' prompting the identification of the sentence containing a change in perspective. Sentence 2 fulfills this criterion as it involves speaking about oneself in the third person, constituting a change in perspective. Therefore, 2 and 5 form a complementary pair.
Sentence 4 introduces the concept of rumination, and sentence 3 states that individuals prone to rumination are at risk of depression. Hence, there should be an alternative to rumination. Sentence 2 presents that alternative with 'illessim,' and its benefits are elaborated in sentence 5. Thus, the correct sequence is 4325, and there is no place for sentence 1 in this paragraph.