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Updated on: 05 Sep 2025, 01:05
Originally posted by Sajjad1994 on 05 Sep 2025, 01:04.
Last edited by Sajjad1994 on 05 Sep 2025, 01:05, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by Sajjad1994 on 05 Sep 2025, 01:05, edited 1 time in total.
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Question 1
C
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
35%
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Question Stats:
67% (02:23) correct
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Question 2
D
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
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82% (01:06) correct 18%
(00:44) wrong
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Paglen’s work deftly limns the boundaries between art and scholarship, while also suggesting a provocative conjunction of politics and tourism. His unassuming prose requires visitors to read between the lines in order to generate their own interpretations and conclusions. Even if the truth is out there, as Paglen’s work argues implicitly, finding answers is not an easy task. As access to unalloyed truth seems increasingly to occupy an elusive position on an infinitely receding horizon, Paglen’s rare type of work becomes ever more important. A responsible citizenry may no longer rely (if indeed it ever could) on official pronouncements from corporate and governmental press offices. Instead, those who wish to educate themselves about the world must function as detectives or journalists, following threads and triangulating sources. Paglen’s work is exemplary for its insistent look at some of the things we may least want to admit about our government. And his method is ultimately pedagogical, proffering more questions than answers, along with hints about how to uncover the truth for ourselves, if only we have the nerve to do so.
1. It can be inferred from the passage that the author would agree with which of the following statements?
I. The boundary between art and scholarship should be abolished.
II. The government should do more to communicate correct information to its people.
III. Paglen’s work advocates self-responsibility in terms of interpreting its message.
A. I Only
B. II Only
C. III Only
D. II and III Only
E. I, II, and III
I. The boundary between art and scholarship should be abolished.
II. The government should do more to communicate correct information to its people.
III. Paglen’s work advocates self-responsibility in terms of interpreting its message.
A. I Only
B. II Only
C. III Only
D. II and III Only
E. I, II, and III
2. The author mentions the “infinitely receding horizon” primarily in order to
A. draw a parallel to Paglen’s lack of forthrightness
B. support the notion that long-range vision is crucial to setting goals
C. identify a commonality between politics and tourism
D. emphasize the difficulty involved in determining facts
E. indicate the universality of Paglen’s message
A. draw a parallel to Paglen’s lack of forthrightness
B. support the notion that long-range vision is crucial to setting goals
C. identify a commonality between politics and tourism
D. emphasize the difficulty involved in determining facts
E. indicate the universality of Paglen’s message
05 Sep 2025, 21:56
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Classic example of an RC where the author uses super-complex language to convey a simple idea.
1. The truth is not served; you have to find it yourself.
2. Cannot trust the government (tinfoil hat argument).
3. Paglen's work is special; it introduced ideas 1 and 2 subtly.
One thing to remember with RCs is that their difficulty and complexity are usually a facade. They become easy to comprehend upon a careful close look.
Q1:
Must be C, in my opinion.
I. Why should the boundary be abolished? Abolished means to end officially. The author does not tell us anything about what should be done to this boundary, only what Paglen's work did to it.
II. No suggestions are being made by the author for what the government should or should not do; the government will probably never tell us the truth, but it's out there and can be discovered.
Hence, only III. Answer choice C.
Q2. The author mentions the “infinitely receding horizon” primarily in order to
A. draw a parallel to Paglen’s lack of forthrightness - Wrong. Does Paglen even lack forthrightness?
B. support the notion that long-range vision is crucial to setting goals - Wrong. Long-range vision may be a possible explanation, but absolutely not for 'Setting Goals'.
C. identify a commonality between politics and tourism - Wrong. What would the commonality be?
D. emphasize the difficulty involved in determining facts - Right. Looks like the right answer - the whole block where this line is mentioned paints a picture of the painstakingly difficult process of determining the truth.
E. indicate the universality of Paglen’s message - Wrong. How would this phrase indicate universality?
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1. The truth is not served; you have to find it yourself.
2. Cannot trust the government (tinfoil hat argument).
3. Paglen's work is special; it introduced ideas 1 and 2 subtly.
One thing to remember with RCs is that their difficulty and complexity are usually a facade. They become easy to comprehend upon a careful close look.
Q1:
Must be C, in my opinion.
I. Why should the boundary be abolished? Abolished means to end officially. The author does not tell us anything about what should be done to this boundary, only what Paglen's work did to it.
II. No suggestions are being made by the author for what the government should or should not do; the government will probably never tell us the truth, but it's out there and can be discovered.
Hence, only III. Answer choice C.
Q2. The author mentions the “infinitely receding horizon” primarily in order to
A. draw a parallel to Paglen’s lack of forthrightness - Wrong. Does Paglen even lack forthrightness?
B. support the notion that long-range vision is crucial to setting goals - Wrong. Long-range vision may be a possible explanation, but absolutely not for 'Setting Goals'.
C. identify a commonality between politics and tourism - Wrong. What would the commonality be?
D. emphasize the difficulty involved in determining facts - Right. Looks like the right answer - the whole block where this line is mentioned paints a picture of the painstakingly difficult process of determining the truth.
E. indicate the universality of Paglen’s message - Wrong. How would this phrase indicate universality?
_______________________________________
Book a free demo session - http://www.calendly.com/aakkashgmat
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Aakkash Singh
2 weeks self-taught 90V
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