Sheldon Cooper was prideful and found it difficult to admit his fault.
<h3>What is the best inference?</h3>
The best inference that can be made from this text is that Sheldon Cooper hardly admitted to his faults. Even after he discovered that he was wrong, he found it difficult to fully admit that fact to Raj.
This is why he kept insisting that he was not wrong even though that was the only logical inference.
Archetype - A model or pattern from which all similar things are based. Saying that a character is "Faustian" is an example of an archetype. ... Cliche - A banal or trite plot, character, situation, phrase etc. A cliche is something that has been so overdone or is so predictable as to be embarrassing to repeat.
