IQ or intelligence quotient that deals with understanding information ...
IQ or intelligence quotient that deals with understanding information and EQ or emotional quotient that deals with understanding emotions are both key in assuring a person's happiness and ability to succeed. Although people with a high IQ are exceptionally brilliant at understanding information, when it comes to social interaction they usually have to work hard to understand others and to make themselves understood. Thus, a person with a high EQ is more likely to be happy and successful than a person with a high IQ.
Which of the following must be true based on the information given above?
Argument Analysis
Pre-Thinking
Conclusion Clarification
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Pre-Thinking Approach
The question stem says: “Which of the following must be true based on the information given above?” Therefore, the question requires us to draw an inference based on the statements in the passage. In order to see what can be inferred from the argument, we would need to observe all the facts given in the argument and see what must also be true if the information in the passage is true. Please note that the inference must be based only on the information provided in the passage.
Let us combine few pieces of information presented in the passage:
- People with a high IQ are exceptionally brilliant at understanding information.
- When it comes to social interaction they (people with a high IQ) usually have to work hard to understand others and to make themselves understood.
- A person with a high EQ is more likely to be happy and successful than a person with a high IQ.
Inference 1 (combining 1, 2 & 3): Ease of handling social interactions plays a more significant role than understanding information in the happiness and success of a person.
Inference 2 (combining 1 & 2): Ease of understanding information does not play a major role in social interactions.
With this understanding in mind, let's evaluate the option choices.
Answer Choices
A
People with a high IQ are not aware of the importance of social interactions in determining their happiness and success.
Incorrect - No information given
The passage says that people with high IQ find it difficult to handle social interactions. This does not in any way mean that people with a high IQ are not aware of the importance of social interactions.
B
People with a high IQ generally have a very low EQ.
Incorrect - No information given
The passage only compares a person with high IQ and a person with high EQ. This does not necessarily mean that if the IQ is high then the EQ would generally be very low.
C
A significant part of understanding people in social interaction does not deal with understanding information.
Correct
This statement is on the same lines as our pre-thinking inference no. 2.
D
A person with a low EQ but a high IQ is less likely to be successful than a person with a low IQ and low EQ.
Incorrect - No information given
In the comparison presented in the option, both scenarios talk about people with low EQ. Therefore, the option in effect compares a person with high IQ and a person with low IQ and says that the one with high IQ is less likely to be successful than the one with low IQ. This cannot be inferred.
E
IQ and EQ are the only two important factors in determining a person’s happiness and ability to succeed.
Incorrect - No information given
We know that IQ & EQ are important factors for determining happiness and ability to succeed. However, we do not know if they are the ONLY 2 important factors.