nikitathegreat
E. applying new evidence in a reevaluation of ethnohistoric documents
Does question 4 option choice E means reevaluation of content in the document ?? We are reevaluating the women's role in Aztec society basis the new evidences right/ from different lens? The content in the document is no where false or misleading.
Is my understanding correct?
GMATNinja @veritaskarishma
As you suggest, this passage concerns our understanding of the role of women in Aztec society. The author is worried that interpretations of certain "ethnohistoric documents" which misapply "modern Western" ideas might underestimate Aztec women's importance.
Let's now consider (E):
Quote:
4. The passage is primarily concerned with
E. applying new evidence in a reevaluation of ethnohistoric documents
According to the passage, certain ethnohistoric documents have led to the false conclusion that women did not play an important role in Aztec society. The author's main purpose is to argue against this misconception.
So it's not the documents
themselves that are being "reevaluated," but rather the
implications of the documents. You could argue that the documents are being
reinterpreted, but not reevaluated exactly. To evaluate something is to decide whether it's valuable or not. That's not really what's happening here.
Additionally, at no point is "new evidence" explicitly presented.
For all of those reasons, we can eliminate (E).
I hope that helps!