I think its for protection. The streets are dangerous and you can't trust anyone. Having dignity makes those around you respect you and it shows those around you that they can count on you. No one is going to go after someone who is well respected because a) they don't want anyone coming after them for going after someone who has a lot of cred and b) they hope that others will show them the same respect back.
The correct answer is<em> the misuse of cause and effect </em>which is a tendency to make conclusions based of the limited amount of facts that are presented. This often happens in medical studies, where, for the sake of the research study, we can see the misuse of the cause and effect relation.
