Question

According to this literary piece, if I was a cynical person I would always

a. believe people are interested in themselves

b. think that people are trustworthy

c. use people’s emotions to our advantage

d. have a lack of faith or hope in human species​

Answer 1

here's your answer

as cynical means-a person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions

option c ..use people's emotions to our advantage....

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Answer 2

Answer:

According to this literary piece, if I was a cynical person I would always have a lack of faith or hope in human species.

Correct answer - option(d).

Explanation for the correct option:

Option(d)

• Cynical person is a person who is intensely irritated and frustrated with the world.
• Cynical person is deeply distrustful and is unable to trust others.
• He thinks that people are very selfish and help others to gain profit for themselves.
• He has a negative thinking, he is a pessimist.
• Therefore, a cynical person always has no faith, believe or hope in human beings.

Explanation for incorrect options:

Option (a)

• Cynical person does not believe that people are interested in themselves.
• They think people help others to serve their own needs.

Option(b)

• Cynical people don't believe that people are trustworthy.
• Instead they believe that we can't trust people.

Option(c)

• A cynical person doesn't use people's emotion to our advantage.
• Cynical people are not optimistic, they react negatively but don't take advantage of others.

Therefore, the correct option is Option(d): have a lack of faith or hope in human species.