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It is as preposterous to believe that all entertainment is hypodermic, to directly inject bad ideas into the innocent bloodstream of the passive masses, as it is to pretend that all behavior is mimetic and that our only models are Eliot Ness or Dirty Harry.
(A) to directly inject bad ideas into
the innocent bloodstream of the passive
masses, as it is to pretend that
(B) to inject directly bad ideas into
the innocent bloodstream of the passive
masses, so it is to pretend that
(C) directly injecting bad ideas into
the innocent bloodstream of the passive
masses, so it is to pretend that
(D) directly injecting bad ideas into
the innocent bloodstream of the passive
masses, as it is to pretend that
(E) directly injecting bad ideas into
the innocent bloodstream of the passive
masses, as to pretend that
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1. Time yourself 2. Try not to guess the answer. if you can tell why you are right, it will only help you. if you are not, you will learn from others 3. Write your solution, your method and time taken , please
It is as preposterous to believe that all entertainment is hypodermic, to directly inject bad ideas into the innocent bloodstream of the passive masses, as it is to pretend that all behavior is mimetic and that our only models are Eliot Ness or Dirty Harry.
(A) to directly inject bad ideas into the innocent bloodstream of the passive masses, as it is to pretend that (B) to inject directly bad ideas into the innocent bloodstream of the passive masses, so it is to pretend that (C) directly injecting bad ideas into the innocent bloodstream of the passive masses, so it is to pretend that (D) directly injecting bad ideas into the innocent bloodstream of the passive masses, as it is to pretend that (E) directly injecting bad ideas into the innocent bloodstream of the passive masses, as to pretend that
seems tougher one,
Will go with "D",
Reasoning
1. Idiomatic use (as .... as)
2. parallelism with infinitives (as preposterous to believe ..... as it is to pretend that...)
3. After infinitive present participile required (,directly injecting ...)
1. Time yourself 2. Try not to guess the answer. if you can tell why you are right, it will only help you. if you are not, you will learn from others 3. Write your solution, your method and time taken , please
It is as preposterous to believe that all entertainment is hypodermic, to directly inject bad ideas into the innocent bloodstream of the passive masses, as it is to pretend that all behavior is mimetic and that our only models are Eliot Ness or Dirty Harry.
(A) to directly inject bad ideas into the innocent bloodstream of the passive masses, as it is to pretend that (B) to inject directly bad ideas into the innocent bloodstream of the passive masses, so it is to pretend that (C) directly injecting bad ideas into the innocent bloodstream of the passive masses, so it is to pretend that (D) directly injecting bad ideas into the innocent bloodstream of the passive masses, as it is to pretend that (E) directly injecting bad ideas into the innocent bloodstream of the passive masses, as to pretend that
D is the correct answer. Parallel structure
It is as preposterous to believe that all entertainment is hypodermic, directly injecting bad ideas into the innocent bloodstream of the passive masses, as it is to pretend that all behavior is mimetic and that our only models are Eliot Ness or Dirty Harry.
E does not bring out the meaning as clearly as D.
Compare:
It is as unethical to mislead someone , as to evade taxes.
It is as unethical to mislead someone , as it is to evade taxes.
[couldnt think of a better example. its tax time. ]
anyways, is the difference between the two obvious to you ?
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