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Empathy—the ability to appreciate that a stranger struggling with a suitcase not only finds his situation（1）_____but also needs help which，（2）_____you are not incapable yourself，you can and do（3）______—is key to Simon Baron-Cohens thesis in ’Zero Degrees of Empathy’.He reckons that only those who can empathise with their fellow man and who（4）_____act in a considerate way can hope to be without malice.Cruelty（5）_____failing to empathise with others，（6）_____through being inconsiderate or through wilfully ignoring their pain.Some people lack empathy（7）______，others switch it off when they are tired，stressed or（8）______—telling a child not to bother you because you are working，（9）_____—and experience regret for their harsh words when their empathy（10）_____.Those whose minds（11）_____consider their fellow traveller are not bad but（12）______，Mr.Baron-Cohen argues.For some，there is a genetic （13）_____for why crucial parts of their brains seem disengaged while other people suffer.For others，activity in those brain areas has been subdued by some awful（14）_____in childhood.The author champions his own parents for instilling in him（15）_____he calls an ’internal pot of gold’—a measure of self-reliance and self-confidence which he thinks is（16）_____for developing empathy.Children learn to consider the thoughts of other people（17）_____the minds of those who （18）_____them are safe places to enter.A child whose mother wishes he（19）_____exist will not want to carefully consider the thought，and will fail to develop empathy（20）_____.

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