12 The sense of delayed gratification, of working now for later pleasure,
5 M+ e! r6 x8 M' r: F. E- Uhas helped shape the economic behavior of our society. However, that+ |3 n. Y$ v6 i% U+ c! z- {
sense is no longer nurtured as consistently in our children as it once was.- i/ p1 b6 k7 W) P: I
For example, it used to take a bit of patience to put together the toys that
9 g# C B$ j( Hchildren got in cereal boxes; now the toys come from the boxes whole.3 }6 ?2 D0 k$ ? j
* c1 c! S; s( qWhich of the following is an assumption made by the argument?& @( n) G# U; F+ N, C
( h5 x7 k- ?7 Y9 h" s The toys in cereal boxes have changed partly because the economic
! v0 M( {2 W. @" v% l' S# M conditions of our society have improved. 4 G F/ v7 r" D$ G& U9 ^
The influence of promotion gimmicks on the economic behavior of our
" @! I3 ~% @) A: r7 T' U society has increased over the years. + {! v4 X# t9 U8 w4 q) ?
The toys that used to come in cereal boxes were put together by the- w7 L& e1 @5 ?: |' r; C. o
same children who played with them. ( U1 R, r7 `/ R9 K( O
Part of the pleasure of any toy lies in putting the toy together before$ I+ X! L/ }/ p; t, }
playing with it.
1 F. H* ~- s9 N& | Today's children do not expect a single toy to provide pleasure for a9 L2 p0 E2 N# r5 f0 u5 J& ~
long period of time. |
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