In each of the following questions, a specific relationship is given between two words. Identify the word that shares a similar semantic relationship with the given pair. Choose the most appropriate option from the four choices given below. Virus : Infection :: Lie : ?
Deception
In the pair Virus : Infection, a virus is the agent that causes an infection. The relationship is cause : effect (agent : result).
Applying the same relation to Lie: a lie is told in order to mislead someone, i.e. it results in deception.
Truth is the opposite of a lie, an argument or a belief is not something a lie produces, so they do not complete the cause : effect pattern.
Hence, the answer is Deception.
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