A man moves from a large city to a small town.In the small town he seems like a very different person than the person he was in the big city.For instance,he is more polite in the small town than he was in the big city.This could be because
A) the costs of his being impolite are higher in the big city than in the small town.
B) the costs of his being impolite are higher in the small town than in the big city.
C) he is a happier person in the small town and it could be that happier people are more polite.
D) b and c
E) a and c

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Option (B) is unlikely because the cost of being impolite is generally similar in both types of places. Option (A) is also doubtful because the man's behavior changed only after he moved to a smaller town, not because he realized the costs of being impolite were higher. Option (C) is an assumption and lacks evidence. The most likely explanation is that living in a smaller town has given the man a different perspective on life, and perhaps he is happier now. As a result, he is more polite and friendly because of his happy state of mind.

A Man Moves from a Large City to a Small