In her poem (A Contribution to Statistics), Wisława Szymborska analyse people

Wisława Szymborska's poetry is known for dealing with

"glad to lend a hand"

is an example of which literary device

Those who always know better—fifty-two,

doubting every step —nearly all the rest,

This is a good example of

glad to lend a hand

if it doesn’t take too long

—as high as forty-nine,

In the second line above, there is an example of

glad to lend a hand

if it doesn’t take too long

—as high as forty-nine,

The first line seems very positive, but the second line shifts to show that convenience may be more important than kindness for some people.

Out of a hundred people

Those who always know better

—fifty-two,

The poet is speaking about which human characteristic?

suffering illusions

induced by fleeting youth

—sixty, give or take a few,

These are people who

living in constant fear

of someone or something

—seventy-seven,

This is a characteristic related to

cruel

when forced by circumstances

—better not to know

even ballpark figures,

'ballpark figures' means