Jose is solving a riddle in order to find a mystery number. He knows the number is negative, and that the sum of 5
4
of the number and 8 is equal to the sum of
3
2
of the number and 11. What is the mystery number?

i think the correct option is the second option.

you forgot the options, but i found them anyways, the correct answer is "john wilson believes that words and actions based on the intellect are superior to those based on emotions".

john wilson is depicted as an extremely intelligent man. the point of the excerpt is to make a sort of distinction between emotional and rational intelligence. he happens to have both attributes, but he clearly favors his intellectual gifts. at the same time, because of his religious background, he's a little bit conflicted with this and it makes him ashamed.

hope this !