Question

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

No matter what people say, every act of kindness is in fact purely selfish. Even large gifts to charity feel good to the giver. Whatever beneficial effects to others these gifts produce, it is the personal satisfaction that motivates them. However, this does not mean that charity does no good. On the contrary, selfishly motivated giving has done a lot of good in the world.

Which word or phrase from the passage signals a contrasting thought?

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is: "However."

Explanation:

The passage starts by stating the argument that all acts of kindness are selfish. It continues developing this idea in the following lines and then uses the word "however" to show that the next idea will be contrasting with the first argument: that even though they are selfish acts, they are still good for the world.

Answer 2

Answer:

The actual answer is on the contrary, I don't know why the other answer is so high rated, it's wrong.

Explanation:

Read the whole passage and you'll see that in the beginning it makes giving and charity seem selfish and negative then after the phrase on the contrary they state that it has done a lot of good which contrasts with the tone and mood of giving in the rest of the passage.