Use the sentence to answer the question.

Question

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

(1 point)
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.

Because temptation is something that actually can be resisted.
Because temptation is something that actually can be resisted.

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

Because many people are unable to resist temptation.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

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

This highlights the paradox in the statement: it claims the ability to resist everything except temptation, but if temptation is something you cannot resist, it contradicts the idea of being able to resist "everything."