Question

Use the sentence to answer the question.

I can resist everything but temptation.
Why is the above statement a paradox?

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Responses

Because if one can’t resist temptation, there is nothing left to resist.
Because if one can’t resist temptation, there is nothing left to resist. - no response given

Because if one can resist temptation, one can resist anything.
Because if one can resist temptation, one can resist anything. - incorrect

Because many people are unable to resist temptation.
Because many people are unable to resist temptation. - no response given

Because temptation is something that actually can be resisted.
Because temptation is something that actually can be resisted. - no response given
Incorrect

This does not describe the central contradiction in logic that the statement makes.
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Answer 1

The correct response is:

"Because if one can’t resist temptation, there is nothing left to resist."

This captures the central contradiction in the statement, highlighting that if someone cannot resist temptation, then the claim of resisting "everything" becomes meaningless.