Analogy — Person vs. absence of virtue: Truthfulness : Liar :: Loyalty : ? Choose the person-term that stands to “Loyalty” as “Liar” stands to “Truthfulness”.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: Traitor

Explanation:


Introduction / Context:
The pair “Truthfulness : Liar” links a virtue to a person who lacks or violates it. We must mirror this pattern for “Loyalty : ?”.



Given Data / Assumptions:

  • Liar → one who does not tell the truth (absence/violation of truthfulness).
  • Loyalty → faithfulness or allegiance; its negation in a person is “treachery/treason”.
  • Candidate nouns include trait-based roles (Traitor) and unrelated roles (Worker), plus adjectives (Diligent, Faithful).


Concept / Approach:
Preserve the mapping “Virtue : person who violates it.” Therefore, the complement of “Loyalty” is embodied by “Traitor”.



Step-by-Step Solution:

1) Identify structure: [Virtue] : [violator of virtue].2) Truthfulness → Liar; hence Loyalty → ?3) The person who breaks loyalty is a Traitor (betrays trust/country/friend).4) Other options do not capture the violator role or mismatch parts of speech.


Verification / Alternative check:
Check part-of-speech symmetry: both “Liar” and “Traitor” are agentive nouns labeling the person who violates the virtue.



Why Other Options Are Wrong:

  • Worker: Occupational noun, unrelated to loyalty.
  • Diligent: Adjective; not an agentive violator.
  • Faithful: Synonymous with loyal; opposite of required.
  • None of these: Invalid since “Traitor” is correct.


Common Pitfalls:
Choosing an adjective (e.g., Faithful) and breaking the person-role symmetry set by “Liar”.



Final Answer:
Traitor

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