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Directions Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. Instead of being concerned with what actually happens in practice.........(economics) is increasingly preoccupied with developing pseudo-mathematical formulas. These provide models of behavior which never quite fit what actually happens, in a way which resembles the physical sciences gone wrong instead of equations describing reality, economics produces equations describing ideal conditions and theoretical clarity of a type which never occurs in practice.

Which of the following claims is not implied in the passage above?

A)  Economists should stop using mathematical models

B)  Equations describing ideal conditions should not be mistaken for equations describing reality

C)  Theoretical clarity should not come at the expense of accuracy

D)  Models of human behavior should be true to the complexity of human nature