Question

Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out.

• A. In many cases time inconsistency is what prevents our going from intention to action.
• B. For people to continuously postpone getting their children immunized, they would need to be constantly fooled by themselves.
• C. In the specific case of immunization, however, it is hard to believe that time inconsistency by itself would be sufficient to make people permanently postpone the decision if they were fully cognizant of its benefits.
• D. In most cases, even a small cost of immunization was large enough to discourage most people.
• E. Not only do they have to think that they prefer to spend time going to the camp next month rather than today, they also have to believe that they will indeed go next month.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

The task involves identifying the odd sentence out from a set of sentences, which are otherwise coherent and logically connected. Below is a detailed breakdown of the approach: 

1. Review each sentence carefully to understand its main idea. The sentences collectively aim to address a topic, in this case, factors affecting vaccination uptake.

2. Determine the theme or central topic based on the sentences. The theme revolves around "time inconsistency" and how it can lead to delays in actions like vaccination due to behavioral biases.

The relevant sentences are:

• In many cases time inconsistency is what prevents our going from intention to action.
• For people to continuously postpone getting their children immunized, they would need to be constantly fooled by themselves.
• In the specific case of immunization, however, it is hard to believe that time inconsistency by itself would be sufficient to make people permanently postpone the decision if they were fully cognizant of its benefits.
• Not only do they have to think that they prefer to spend time going to the camp next month rather than today, they also have to believe that they will indeed go next month.

3. Identify which sentence deviates from the discussed theme.

The odd sentence out is:

In most cases, even a small cost of immunization was large enough to discourage most people.

This sentence deviates from the theme of time inconsistency and behavioral procrastination, highlighting instead the financial barrier to immunization. Thus, it does not align with the core thematic discussion introduced by the other sentences.