Statement: Modern man influences his destiny by the choices he makes, unlike in the past.
Conclusions:
I. Earlier, there were fewer options available to man.
II. There was no desire in the past to influence one's destiny.
Which of the conclusions logically follows from the information given in the statement?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Only I follows
A conclusion follows only if it can be drawn from the statement itself, without adding ideas of our own.
I. Earlier, there were fewer options available to man. Follows. The statement says that man shapes his destiny by his choices unlike in the past; so in the past he could not do so, which means he had fewer choices before him.
II. There was no desire in the past to influence one's destiny. Does not follow. The statement compares what man could do then and now; it says nothing about what he wished for in the past.