Question

To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind is prone, no superhuman brain is required. A

few simple rules will keep you free, not from all errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that

can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself Aristotle could have avoid the mistake

of thinking that women have fewer teeth than man, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to

keep her mouth open while he counted. Thinking that you know when in fact you do not is a bad

mistake, to which we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles, because I have

been told that they do, but if I was writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not commit

myself until I had been one enjoying this diet. Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and

medieval writers know all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of them thought it necessary to

avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them.

1. The author portrays mankind as

(a) Very intelligent

(b) Having superhuman qualities

(c) Nervous and weak

(d) By and large, lazy and ignorant

2. The author is in favor of drawing conclusions

On the basis of

(a) Reasoning

(b) Study of eminent thinkers

(c) Empirical evidence

(d) Discussion and consultation

3. According to the author, unicorns and

Salamanders

(a) Existed in the past ​

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