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In the 1970s, the British mathematician George Box quipped that ‘all models are wrong, but some are useful’. But today, many of the models we use to describe our social world are neither right nor useful. There is a better way. And it doesn’t entail a futile search for regular patterns in the maddening complexity of life. Instead, it involves learning to navigate the chaos of our social worlds.
Which of the following can be reasonably inferred from the passage?
A) The author believes that models, while imperfect, still offer value in understanding social phenomena.
B) The author suggests that many models used to describe social reality are ineffective in addressing its complexities.
C) The author advocates for abandoning all models in favor of entirely new approaches to understanding social life.
D) The author asserts that the search for patterns in social behavior is futile and should be stopped immediately.
E) The author believes that there is no viable solution for understanding social behavior.
Which of the following can be reasonably inferred from the passage?
A) The author believes that models, while imperfect, still offer value in understanding social phenomena.
B) The author suggests that many models used to describe social reality are ineffective in addressing its complexities.
C) The author advocates for abandoning all models in favor of entirely new approaches to understanding social life.
D) The author asserts that the search for patterns in social behavior is futile and should be stopped immediately.
E) The author believes that there is no viable solution for understanding social behavior.
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In the 1970s, the British mathematician George Box quipped that ‘all models are wrong, but some are useful’. But today, many of the models we use to describe our social world are neither right nor useful. There is a better way. And it doesn’t entail a futile search for regular patterns in the maddening complexity of life. Instead, it involves learning to navigate the chaos of our social worlds.
Which of the following can be reasonably inferred from the passage?
A) The author believes that models, while imperfect, still offer value in understanding social phenomena - Incorrect. Author does say the models are not right not useful.
B) The author suggests that many models used to describe social reality are ineffective in addressing its complexities.- CORRECT. This can be inferred from underlined portion.
C) The author advocates for abandoning all models in favor of entirely new approaches to understanding social life - The author does not suggest to follow new approach but to better understand chaos of social world. .
D) The author asserts that the search for patterns in social behavior is futile and should be stopped immediately.- There is no evidence that suggests author wants us to stop search for new patterns.
E) The author believes that there is no viable solution for understanding social behavior - No evidence that there is no viable solution. In fact, author himself suggests a solution (in last line of the passage)
I hope this helps!
Which of the following can be reasonably inferred from the passage?
A) The author believes that models, while imperfect, still offer value in understanding social phenomena - Incorrect. Author does say the models are not right not useful.
B) The author suggests that many models used to describe social reality are ineffective in addressing its complexities.- CORRECT. This can be inferred from underlined portion.
C) The author advocates for abandoning all models in favor of entirely new approaches to understanding social life - The author does not suggest to follow new approach but to better understand chaos of social world. .
D) The author asserts that the search for patterns in social behavior is futile and should be stopped immediately.- There is no evidence that suggests author wants us to stop search for new patterns.
E) The author believes that there is no viable solution for understanding social behavior - No evidence that there is no viable solution. In fact, author himself suggests a solution (in last line of the passage)
I hope this helps!
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