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read the following excerpt from levitt and dubners freakonomics.
the bagel data also reflect how much personal mood seems to affect honesty. weather, for instance, is a major factor. unseasonably pleasant weather inspires people to pay at a higher rate. unseasonably cold weather, meanwhile, makes people cheat prolifically; so do heavy rain and wind. worst are the holidays. the week of christmas produces a 2 percent drop in payment rates—again, a 15 percent increase in theft, an effect on the same magnitude, in reverse, as that of 9/11. thanksgiving is nearly as bad; the week of valentine’s day is also lousy, as is the week straddling april 15. there are, however, a few good holidays: the holidays? the low - cheating holidays represent little more than an extra day off from work. the high - cheating holidays are fraught with miscellaneous anxieties and the high expectations of loved ones.
which of the following best summarizes the main idea of this paragraph?
○ 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.

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read the following excerpt from levitt and dubners freakonomics.
the bagel data also reflect how much personal mood seems to affect honesty. weather, for instance, is a major factor. unseasonably pleasant weather inspires people to pay at a higher rate. unseasonably cold weather, meanwhile, makes people cheat prolifically; so do heavy rain and wind. worst are the holidays. the week of christmas produces a 2 percent drop in payment rates—again, a 15 percent increase in theft, an effect on the same magnitude, in reverse, as that of 9/11. thanksgiving is nearly as bad; the week of valentine’s day is also lousy, as is the week straddling april 15. there are, however, a few good holidays: the holidays? the low - cheating holidays represent little more than an extra day off from work. the high - cheating holidays are fraught with miscellaneous anxieties and the high expectations of loved ones.
which of the following best summarizes the main idea of this paragraph?
○ 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.

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# Brief Explanations:
The paragraph starts by stating bagel data reflects how personal mood (affected by weather, holidays) impacts honesty. It gives examples: pleasant weather increases payment (honesty), cold/windy weather and certain holidays (like Christmas, Thanksgiving) increase theft (reduce honesty). The last part explains high - cheating holidays have anxieties/expectations, low - cheating are just days off. The first option "Different emotional states affect people’s honesty" captures this as mood (emotional state) from weather/holidays affects honesty. The second option is too narrow (only some holidays). The third is narrow (only cold weather). The fourth misinterprets - the paragraph says high - cheating holidays have anxiety, not that holidays/cold cause anxiety.
# Answer:
A. Different emotional states affect people’s honesty.

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