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The Would-Be Gentleman by Olfson, Lewy PHILOSOPHY TEACHER: But it must be in one or the other. Whatever isn’t prose is verse, and whatever isn’t verse is prose! JOURDAIN: And talking, such as I am doing now: which is that? PHILOSOPHY TEACHER: That is prose. JOURDAIN: You mean to say that when I tell my servant, “Get me my slippers,” or I say to my wife, “You are an old nag!” that is prose? PHILOSOPHY TEACHER: Certainly, sir! 1 of 3 Question Use the passage to answer the question. How does this passage develop the topic of Jourdain’s foolishness? (1 point) Responses by having the Philosophy Teacher explain the difference between poetry and prose by having the Philosophy Teacher explain the difference between poetry and prose by emphasizing the Philosophy Teacher’s lack of a quality education by emphasizing the Philosophy Teacher’s lack of a quality education by revealing that Jourdain knew what prose was without realizing it by revealing that Jourdain knew what prose was without realizing it by showing how willing Jourdain is to pay the teacher for flattery rather than true learning

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The passage develops the topic of Jourdain’s foolishness by showing how willing Jourdain is to pay the teacher for flattery rather than true learning.