Question

Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of this paragraph?

Answer 1

Answer:

Most people are honest enough not to commit major theft.

Explanation:

In the passage from Steven Levitt and Stephen J Dubner's Freakonomics, the case of the 'bagel business' done by Paul Feldman is one such example of economics. In it, the writers narrate about the true story of the man who provided bagels to offices and with a trust factor, he left it in good will that the prices of the bagels be put in the boxes he installed in the respective office corners.

But he noticed that some of them did not pay for what they ate. But with a change on the 'money basket', he found that "the same people who routinely steal more than 10 percent of his bagels almost never stoop to stealing his money box". Moreover, even though Feldman thinks that anyone eating the bagel without paying for it is committing a crime, but the person may not have the same thinking. Commenting on his 'self serve' bagel business with the self service in any restaurant, a person may not leave without paying for anything he consumes in a restaurant but which is not the case with his own business. In this way, it shows that most people are honest enough not to commit any serious crime while some may not be aware of the crime they are committing.

Answer 2

Answer:

Different emotional states affect people’s honesty.

Some holidays cause people to be less honest.

Cold weather causes an increase in dishonesty.

Holidays and cold weather may cause anxiety.

Explanation: