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27 May 2024, 09:06
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45%
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35% (00:46) correct
64% (01:14) wrong based on 14 sessions
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The most striking thing about the politician is how often his politics have been (i)___________ rather than ideological, as he adapts his political positions at any particular moment to the political realities that constrain him. He does not, however, piously (ii)___________ political principles only to betray them in practice. Rather, he attempts in subtle ways to balance his political self-interest with a (iii)____________, viewing himself as an instrument of some unchanging higher purpose.
Blank (i)
A. quixotic
B. self-righteous
C. strategic
Blank (ii)
D. brandish
E. flout
F. follow
Blank (iii)
G. profound cynicism
H. deeply felt moral code
I. thoroughgoing pragmatism
Blank (i)
A. quixotic
B. self-righteous
C. strategic
Blank (ii)
D. brandish
E. flout
F. follow
Blank (iii)
G. profound cynicism
H. deeply felt moral code
I. thoroughgoing pragmatism
06 Jun 2024, 01:15
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Belanger dances with an (i)__________ that draws one’s attention as if by seeking to (ii)__________ it; through finesse and understatement, he manages to seem at once intensely present and curiously detached.
It is difficult to fill the first two blanks without reading the sentence fully. In fact the clues for both the blanks are present in the second part of the sentence after the semicolon -
"through finesse and understatement, he manages to seem at once intensely present and curiously detached".
The above states the method of dancing - finesse and understatement - and how he goes about seeking attention - by being intensely present and curiously detached (at the same time).
We now have all the clues to crack the puzzle.
Since he dances with finesse and understatement, the word for the blank should be undemonstrative panache. One could argue for unattractive gawkiness since his style was one of understatement, but then we know that he danced with finesse - impressive delicacy and skill. And finesse is the exact opposite of gawkiness - nervously awkward and ungainly. And unrestrained enthusiasm is the exact opposite of "finesse and understatement".
The second blank talks about how he draws one's attention. Now, we know that he manages to seem "intensely present" and "curiously detached" simultaneously.
Therefore, it cannot be "by seeking to focus" or by "seeking to overwhelm". But it is definitely "by seeking to deflect".
It is difficult to fill the first two blanks without reading the sentence fully. In fact the clues for both the blanks are present in the second part of the sentence after the semicolon -
"through finesse and understatement, he manages to seem at once intensely present and curiously detached".
The above states the method of dancing - finesse and understatement - and how he goes about seeking attention - by being intensely present and curiously detached (at the same time).
We now have all the clues to crack the puzzle.
Since he dances with finesse and understatement, the word for the blank should be undemonstrative panache. One could argue for unattractive gawkiness since his style was one of understatement, but then we know that he danced with finesse - impressive delicacy and skill. And finesse is the exact opposite of gawkiness - nervously awkward and ungainly. And unrestrained enthusiasm is the exact opposite of "finesse and understatement".
The second blank talks about how he draws one's attention. Now, we know that he manages to seem "intensely present" and "curiously detached" simultaneously.
Therefore, it cannot be "by seeking to focus" or by "seeking to overwhelm". But it is definitely "by seeking to deflect".
03 Oct 2024, 11:00
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Since the politician is portrayed as adapting political positions to political realities, blank (i) should be filled with “strategic,” which is also the only choice that provides the required contrast with “ideological.” The second blank, brandishing political principles is what a politician might do piously, while flouting is not pious and following principles does not make sense when combined with “betray[ing] them in practice.” The third blank requires something that would have to be balanced against “political self-interest” and that would be embraced in service of an “unchanging higher purpose,” making “deeply felt moral code” the only viable choice. Thus, the correct answer is strategic (Choice C), brandish (Choice D), and deeply felt moral code (Choice H).
Since the politician is portrayed as adapting political positions to political realities, blank (i) should be filled with “strategic,” which is also the only choice that provides the required contrast with “ideological.” The second blank, brandishing political principles is what a politician might do piously, while flouting is not pious and following principles does not make sense when combined with “betray[ing] them in practice.” The third blank requires something that would have to be balanced against “political self-interest” and that would be embraced in service of an “unchanging higher purpose,” making “deeply felt moral code” the only viable choice. Thus, the correct answer is strategic (Choice C), brandish (Choice D), and deeply felt moral code (Choice H).
