Question

In casual conversation, people experience little psychological discomfort in admitting that they have some particular character flaw, but only if they consider trivial the flaw to which they admit. Therefore, if in a casual conversation an individual readily admits that he or she has some particular character flaw, the individual must not consider that flaw to be serious.Which one of the following is an assumption necessary to the argument?
(A) Most character flaws are considered trivial by those who have them.
(B) People admit to having only those character flaws that most other people consider trivial.
(C) In casual conversation, people admit to having character flaws only when they must.
(D) In casual conversation, people most readily admit to having a character flaw only when that admission causes them little psychological discomfort.
(E) In casual conversation, people do not speak of things that would give others an unfavorable impression of their character.

Answer 1

Answer:

(D) In casual conversation, people most readily admit to having a character flaw only when that admission causes them little psychological discomfort.

Explanation:

An assumtion necessary to the argument is that is is possible that a person admit in front of another it's own flaws, when of course that flaw doesn't cause much discomfort in the person admiting it.