Find the option that completes the second pair with the same relationship as…
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Find the option that completes the second pair with the same relationship as the first pair. ARROGANCE : FAILURE :: IMPATIENCE : _______
Answer: B. ERROR — ConceptIn a cause-and-consequence analogy, the first term is a behaviour or condition and the second term is a likely result of it. The same directional…
- A.
ENDURANCE
- B.
ERROR
- C.
SPEED
- D.
WAITING
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Correct answer: B
Concept
In a cause-and-consequence analogy, the first term is a behaviour or condition and the second term is a likely result of it.
The same directional relationship must hold in the second pair; a synonym, an opposite, or a merely associated idea does not preserve the relation.
Application
Arrogance can lead a person to failure because overconfidence may cause poor judgment. In the same way, impatience can lead to an error because haste can reduce care and accuracy.
Contrast
ENDURANCE is the capacity to continue despite difficulty; it is not a likely consequence of impatience.
ERROR is a mistake in judgment or action and can result from acting impatiently.
SPEED is a rate of action; it may accompany haste but is not itself the consequence expressed by the analogy.
WAITING is a delay in action and is closer to patience than to a consequence of impatience.
Cross-check
Substituting the words gives the parallel cause-to-consequence pattern: arrogance may cause failure, and impatience may cause error. Therefore, the required value is ERROR.