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12 Oct 2021, 01:32
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Hi Sajjad1994
I have few queries around Q2,Q4 and Q6, it would be great if you can shed some insights on the same
In the third paragraph of the passage it is mentioned that "most often, in fact, a whole series of prior discoveries is needed to tease reality’s truths from experiment and observation." and based on this I selected option B. Is option B incorrect because I mixed discoveries and observations?
I was stuck between D and E. What is the difference between both answer choices and how to select the right one?
Although I eliminated option D because of the use of the word "overstatements" but reading the passage again I came across author words "deeply implausible". So is it because of that the usage of word "overstatement" in option D is justified?
I have few queries around Q2,Q4 and Q6, it would be great if you can shed some insights on the same
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2. According to the passage, Kepler’s ideas provide an example of scientific ideas that were
(A) corrected by subsequent inquiries
(B) dependent on a series of prior observations
(C) originally thought to be imprecise and then later confirmed
(D) established primarily by the force of an individuals rhetorical power
(E) specifically taken up for the purpose of falsification by later scientists
(A) corrected by subsequent inquiries
(B) dependent on a series of prior observations
(C) originally thought to be imprecise and then later confirmed
(D) established primarily by the force of an individuals rhetorical power
(E) specifically taken up for the purpose of falsification by later scientists
In the third paragraph of the passage it is mentioned that "most often, in fact, a whole series of prior discoveries is needed to tease reality’s truths from experiment and observation." and based on this I selected option B. Is option B incorrect because I mixed discoveries and observations?
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4. The use of the words “any serious-minded and informed person’ (Highlighted) serves which one of the following functions in the context of the passage?
(A) to satirize chronologically earlier notions about the composition of water
(B) to reinforce a previously stated opinion about certain philosophers of science
(C) to suggest the author’s reservations about the “traditional belief” mentioned in line 22
(D) to anticipate objections from someone who would argue for an objectively accurate description of the world
(E) to discredit someone who would argue that certain scientific assertions do not factually describe reality
(A) to satirize chronologically earlier notions about the composition of water
(B) to reinforce a previously stated opinion about certain philosophers of science
(C) to suggest the author’s reservations about the “traditional belief” mentioned in line 22
(D) to anticipate objections from someone who would argue for an objectively accurate description of the world
(E) to discredit someone who would argue that certain scientific assertions do not factually describe reality
I was stuck between D and E. What is the difference between both answer choices and how to select the right one?
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6. Which one of the following best characterizes the author’s assessment of the opinions of the new historians of science, as these opinions are presented in the passage?
(A) They lack any credibility.
(B) They themselves can be rewardingly studied as social phenomena.
(C) They are least convincing when they concern the actions of scientific groups.
(D) Although they are gross overstatements, they lead to some valuable insights.
(E) Although they are now popular, they are likely to be refused soon.
(A) They lack any credibility.
(B) They themselves can be rewardingly studied as social phenomena.
(C) They are least convincing when they concern the actions of scientific groups.
(D) Although they are gross overstatements, they lead to some valuable insights.
(E) Although they are now popular, they are likely to be refused soon.
Although I eliminated option D because of the use of the word "overstatements" but reading the passage again I came across author words "deeply implausible". So is it because of that the usage of word "overstatement" in option D is justified?
All of these questions are discussed in detail in the thread, read them first and let me know if you still have any doubts.
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RohitSaluja
Hi Sajjad1994
I have few queries around Q2,Q4 and Q6, it would be great if you can shed some insights on the same
In the third paragraph of the passage it is mentioned that "most often, in fact, a whole series of prior discoveries is needed to tease reality’s truths from experiment and observation." and based on this I selected option B. Is option B incorrect because I mixed discoveries and observations?
I was stuck between D and E. What is the difference between both answer choices and how to select the right one?
Although I eliminated option D because of the use of the word "overstatements" but reading the passage again I came across author words "deeply implausible". So is it because of that the usage of word "overstatement" in option D is justified?
I have few queries around Q2,Q4 and Q6, it would be great if you can shed some insights on the same
Quote:
2. According to the passage, Kepler’s ideas provide an example of scientific ideas that were
(A) corrected by subsequent inquiries
(B) dependent on a series of prior observations
(C) originally thought to be imprecise and then later confirmed
(D) established primarily by the force of an individuals rhetorical power
(E) specifically taken up for the purpose of falsification by later scientists
(A) corrected by subsequent inquiries
(B) dependent on a series of prior observations
(C) originally thought to be imprecise and then later confirmed
(D) established primarily by the force of an individuals rhetorical power
(E) specifically taken up for the purpose of falsification by later scientists
In the third paragraph of the passage it is mentioned that "most often, in fact, a whole series of prior discoveries is needed to tease reality’s truths from experiment and observation." and based on this I selected option B. Is option B incorrect because I mixed discoveries and observations?
Quote:
4. The use of the words “any serious-minded and informed person’ (Highlighted) serves which one of the following functions in the context of the passage?
(A) to satirize chronologically earlier notions about the composition of water
(B) to reinforce a previously stated opinion about certain philosophers of science
(C) to suggest the author’s reservations about the “traditional belief” mentioned in line 22
(D) to anticipate objections from someone who would argue for an objectively accurate description of the world
(E) to discredit someone who would argue that certain scientific assertions do not factually describe reality
(A) to satirize chronologically earlier notions about the composition of water
(B) to reinforce a previously stated opinion about certain philosophers of science
(C) to suggest the author’s reservations about the “traditional belief” mentioned in line 22
(D) to anticipate objections from someone who would argue for an objectively accurate description of the world
(E) to discredit someone who would argue that certain scientific assertions do not factually describe reality
I was stuck between D and E. What is the difference between both answer choices and how to select the right one?
Quote:
6. Which one of the following best characterizes the author’s assessment of the opinions of the new historians of science, as these opinions are presented in the passage?
(A) They lack any credibility.
(B) They themselves can be rewardingly studied as social phenomena.
(C) They are least convincing when they concern the actions of scientific groups.
(D) Although they are gross overstatements, they lead to some valuable insights.
(E) Although they are now popular, they are likely to be refused soon.
(A) They lack any credibility.
(B) They themselves can be rewardingly studied as social phenomena.
(C) They are least convincing when they concern the actions of scientific groups.
(D) Although they are gross overstatements, they lead to some valuable insights.
(E) Although they are now popular, they are likely to be refused soon.
Although I eliminated option D because of the use of the word "overstatements" but reading the passage again I came across author words "deeply implausible". So is it because of that the usage of word "overstatement" in option D is justified?
All of these questions are discussed in detail in the thread, read them first and let me know if you still have any doubts.
Hi Sajjad1994, yes I have already gone through the threads already posted but still have the same doubts. Would be great if you can provide more details around the questions
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Hi Sajjad1994
I have few queries around Q2,Q4 and Q6, it would be great if you can shed some insights on the same
I have few queries around Q2,Q4 and Q6, it would be great if you can shed some insights on the same
In the third paragraph of the passage it is mentioned that "most often, in fact, a whole series of prior discoveries is needed to tease reality’s truths from experiment and observation." and based on this I selected option B. Is option B incorrect because I mixed discoveries and observations?
1. Scientific ideas and scientific discoveries, experiments, and observations are different entities.
2. Question is not asking to identify the examples of experiments and observations.
Concentrate on the continuity of the question.
Kepler’s ideas provide an example of scientific ideas that were..........
B is not related even, so mixing up discoveries and observations is not the sole reason for B to be wrong. While the lines below from the passage clearly support A.
that new scientific ideas often correct old ones by indicating errors and imprecisions (as, say, Newton’s ideas did to Kepler’s).
Question #4
I was stuck between D and E. What is the difference between both answer choices and how to select the right one?
Read some text before and after the concerned highlighted text to understand what is going on at the point.
We now know, for example, that water is made of hydrogen and oxygen and that parents each contribute one-half of their children’s complement of genes. I do not believe any serious-minded and informed person can claim that these statements are not factual descriptions of the world or that they will inevitably be falsified.
Now read option D
(D) to anticipate objections from someone who would argue for an objectively accurate description of the world
D is actually the opposite.
Although I eliminated option D because of the use of the word "overstatements" but reading the passage again I came across author words "deeply implausible". So is it because of that the usage of word "overstatement" in option D is justified?
In question #6
The author labels the historians’ view as “extremist” and “implausible,” but in para 3, particularly the last sentence, he hints that they do have some valid ideas.
D states
(D) Although they are gross overstatements, they lead to some valuable insights.
So the answer to your question is Yes.
