Which of the following is true?

A. If women are more emotional than men, then it follows they are less capable of reasoning.
B. Almost all Western conceptions of reason make room for the appropriate use of emotion in reasoning.
C. Traditional Western conceptions of women paint them as less capable of reasoning than men.
D. All of these answers are correct.


Answer: C

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