Which of the following theses is the best? Support your choice. (please also explain why

a. Forest fires are enormously destructive because they ravage the land, create
problems for flood control, and destroy useful lumber.

b. Installment buying is of great benefit to the economy, having in mind the con-
sumer to use a product while paying for it and being like forced savings.

c. Television is a handicap.

What is the central idea of the "allegory of the cave"? a. most men live chained to the wall of a cave all of their lives, facing a blank wall, and trying to guess the nature of objects reflected by a fire. b. a philosopher is like a prisoner freed from the cave that comes to understand that the shadows are not reality, rather he understands reality by his experience. c. men who allow their experience to be shaped by perceptions and shadows do not know a better life. d. a philosopher must return to share the news of enlightenment with others who will not necessarily accept his good news. part