Statement: People who speak too much against corruption are those who have indulged in it at some point of time.
Conclusions:
A- People have double standards.
B- It is easier to preach than to practise.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → If both A and B only
A conclusion follows when it can be drawn from what the statement says, without adding facts of one’s own. The statement says that the people who speak loudly against corruption have themselves been corrupt at some time.
A- People have double standards. Follows. These people condemn in others what they have done themselves, that is, they say one thing and do another.
B- It is easier to preach than to practise. Follows. They preach honesty against corruption, but did not practise it themselves, which shows that preaching is easier than practising.