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Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: It's not worth it to pull every single weed in your garden because the extra work is way more painful than the tiny bit of extra food you'd get.
Conclusion: One should not attempt to remove every single weed from a vegetable garden.
Reasoning: Although more weeds lead to lower productivity, the extreme effort required to eliminate every last weed is greater than the value of the small amount of produce saved.
Analysis: The core logic here is a cost-benefit analysis regarding perfectionism. The author admits that a certain action (weeding) has a benefit (productivity), but argues that the 'marginal cost' of achieving 100% success is too high. When looking for a parallel, seek out a scenario where someone is advised to stop short of a perfect result because the final bit of effort isn't worth the tiny reward. It's the classic 'good enough is better than perfect' strategy.
Conclusion: One should not attempt to remove every single weed from a vegetable garden.
Reasoning: Although more weeds lead to lower productivity, the extreme effort required to eliminate every last weed is greater than the value of the small amount of produce saved.
Analysis: The core logic here is a cost-benefit analysis regarding perfectionism. The author admits that a certain action (weeding) has a benefit (productivity), but argues that the 'marginal cost' of achieving 100% success is too high. When looking for a parallel, seek out a scenario where someone is advised to stop short of a perfect result because the final bit of effort isn't worth the tiny reward. It's the classic 'good enough is better than perfect' strategy.
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Unlock Full Passage8.The principle underlying which one of the following arguments is most similar to the principle underlying the argument above?
Correct Answer
C
C mirrors the structure: each imperfection worsens personality, but once only a few remain, removing them isn’t worth one’s time. That is the same diminishing-returns, cost–benefit principle as the gardening advice.
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