Q1 - Situation: Someone living in a cold

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1. (C)
Question Type: Application
People sometimes sacrifice sensual comfort or pleasure for the sake of appearances (impressing others). We want to choose an example that illustrates this principle. In (C), the couple sacrifices their favorite wine in order to impress their guests. This is a perfect illustration of the principle.

Each of the wrongs choices is either missing the "sacrifice" part or the "for the sake of appearances" part of the principle.
(A) is incorrect because there is no indication that the person has purchased the car for appearances.
(B) is incorrect because neither the child nor the parent is sacrificing sensual comfort.
(D) is a bit closer. The person might be sacrificing sensual comfort, but not for appearances.
(E) is just the opposite. The acrobat may be trying to impress others, but he/she isn’t sacrificing sensual comfort.


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