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Ordering the Chaos of the Contemporary World: An Introduction to Freakonomics

Question 5 • ELA 11B-CR

What final conclusion do the authors arrive at through the bagel example?

Answer
A
The majority of people are corrupt.
B
The majority of people are honest.
C
Adam Smith was wrong.
D
Feldman’s economist friends were right.

Explanation

In the bagel example, most people paid for the bagels they took, even though no one was watching them closely. The authors use this to conclude that most people are honest, rather than corrupt. The correct choice is “The majority of people are honest.”

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