Question 3
Iotaa wrote:
For B, the passage mentions "Trudeau, a renowned sportsman, held a brown belt in karate, knew how to skin dive and could descend 150 feet off a cliff with ease. He continued performing flamboyant physical feats even in later life as Canada’s fifteenth prime minister, astounding Canadians with his prowess. The public’s adoration made it possible for him to practice his personal brand of ‘do it my way’ politics, initiating profound and long-lasting changes to his country" as one of the possible ways in earning a public adoration which made him practise 'do it my way'.
Option B states the same.
Question 3 asks us why the author included the info about Trudeau's accomplishments in sports.
Take another look at (B):
Quote:
B. [to] illustrate that he had earned the adoration of the Canadian public
The piece of the passage that you've quoted tells us that Trudeau's sporting accomplishments
caused the Canadian public to adore him. In other words, his sporting accomplishments came first and then the adoration followed.
(B) says almost the reverse: that Trudeau's sporting accomplishments
illustrate, or show, that he had
already earned the adoration of the public. In other words, he first earned the adoration of the public and then his sporting accomplishments showed this adoration. That really doesn't make any sense -- how could his sporting accomplishments show that the public adored him?
You can eliminate (B) because it flip-flops the timeline and logic of that piece of the passage.
I hope that helps!
Oh Okay. Now I get it.