According to defoe, the real reason men have denied women the advantages of an education is that men —
a. fear the competition from women
b. think women are incapable of learning
c. don’t see the point of a woman’s education
d. don’t want men to have to do household chores

a. fear the competition from women

Explanation:

Daniel Defoe was a writer and he wrote an essay called "The Education of Women" in his essay he expresses how women are thought to be smarter, have better reflexes and better senses than the men, in that case he states that he is sure that women are not educated because men fear than they can beat men when given the same opportunities and education.

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