pp#

[ranjani]

for sometime now, ______ has been presumed not to exist: the cynical conviction that everybody has an angle is considered wisdom.

a.rationality
b.flexibility
c.diffidence
d.disinterestedness
e.insincerity

pls tell me ure line of thought to choose the answer u chose

[rumen]

I thing that th emissing word is DISINTERESTEDNESS...I should check my spelling.From the first part alone we cannot say anything. The second one tells us that " evrybody has an angle" rephrased that everyone has interests or is interested. That is why it is presumed that the dstdns is non-existing

[eagle]

Im for 'disinterestedness'- my clue is 'cynical conviction that everybody has an angle is considered wisdom.' 'having an angle' is construed as 'having an interest'

[ranjani]

yes,u both r correct.(D) is the answer..

never knew 'angle' meant 'interest'..thanx pals