Read the following passage and answer the question. “The question whether the conduct complained of constitutes cruelty and the like for divorce purposes is determined primarily by its effect upon…
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Read the following passage and answer the question. “The question whether the conduct complained of constitutes cruelty and the like for divorce purposes is determined primarily by its effect upon the particular person complaining of the acts. The question is not whether the conduct would be cruel to a reasonable person or a person of average normal sensibilities, but whether it would have that effect on the aggrieved spouse. That which may be cruel to one person may be laughed off by another, and what may not be cruel under one set of circumstances may be extreme cruelty under another set of circumstances.”
Is the aggrieved spouse a reasonable person according to the author?
- Yes
- No
- The author makes no comment on it
- None of the given options is correct
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - The author makes no comment on it
The author mentions the reasonable person only to reject that standard as the test of cruelty; the test is the effect on the aggrieved spouse. Nothing in the passage says whether the aggrieved spouse is or is not a reasonable person, so "Yes" and "No" both go beyond the text. Since one option correctly describes the passage, the catch-all is wrong.
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