Sajjad1994 wrote:
AishJegan wrote:
Can someone please explain the answer for 5th question. The author has mentioned that "he who has known best how to employ the fox has succeeded best" in the passage. Does not it mean that the author gives an edge tofox?
In the passage, the author argues that a prince, when compelled to adopt beast-like behavior, should choose to be a fox and a lion. The author states that the lion cannot defend itself against snares, while the fox cannot defend itself against wolves. Therefore, the author concludes that a prince needs to be a fox to discover snares and a lion to terrify wolves. This implies that the qualities of a fox (cunning and deception) are advantageous over those of a lion in certain situations.
Hence, the correct inference from the text is that the qualities of a fox are advantageous over those of a lion.
Regarding your question about the author giving an edge to the fox, it is true that the passage emphasizes the advantages of being like a fox in
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Statistics : Posted by snigdha3108 • on 29 May 2023, 22:48 • Replies 6 • Views 1965
