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Question 10 Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension 2021 Medium MCQ +3.00 marks · -1.00 negative

Many people believe that truth conveys power. . . . Hence sticking with the truth is the best strategy for gaining power. Unfortunately, this is just a comforting myth. In fact, truth and power have a far more complicated relationship, because in human society, power means two…

Regarding which one of the following quotes could we argue that the author overemphasises the importance of fiction?

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