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Psychohistorians who study cases such as the Salem Witch Trials still disagree about the causes of mass hysteria and why, at times, it leaves some unmoved though it is overcome by many others.
A) though it is overcome by
B) when overcoming
C) despite of overcoming
D) where overcoming
E) while overcoming
06 Oct 2021, 00:06
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
THE PROMPT
• Meaning?
Psychohistorians disagree about why mass hysteria leaves some people unaffected but overtakes many other people.
This sentence contains contrast.
THE OPTIONS in a shortened sentence
• Illogical
→ Let's think about this one: Mass hysteria does not affect some people [who are unmoved] though mass hysteria is overcome [is conquered] by many other people?
Read the option again.
Logically, this option nonsensically means: mass hysteria does not affect some people and does not affect many others.
• Meaning error - though
→ The word though is a contrast word (a subordinating conjunction, if you like formal terms), but though is used incorrectly in this sentence.
The word "it" refers to mass hysteria, which is not overcome by many people (else the phenomenon would not be called "mass" hysteria).
→ Clues are in the sentence
→ The sentence sets up a contrast between some [people] and many others.
The sentence mentions two groups of similarly situated people because the groups are different.
One group of people is not affected by mass hysteria.
Another group of people is deeply affected by mass hysteria—in fact, people in this group are overcome by mass hysteria.
Option A's meaning is illogical and nonsensical.
ELIMINATE A
→ when signals events that must happen at the same time.
When suggests only when. That is, it is only when mass hysteria is overcoming many people that some others are left unaffected.
No logical causality exists, however, between the occurrence of one event and the consequent occurrence of the other.
Just because Person A gets overwhelmed by mass hysteria does not mean that Person B therefore or thereby remains unmoved.
Or, it is not the case that when Person A is overcome by hysteria, Person B therefore is not.
• contrast is lost
The word when changes the contrasting comparison of it leaves some unmoved and overcoming many others.
ELIMINATE B
This option uses the phrase despite of rather than the correct idiom despite
There is no such thing as despite of.
This option is trying to trick you into believing that you are reading in spite of, whose meaning is identical to that of despite.
We can use despite or in spite of, but not despite of. The latter isn't a thing.
Suppose that you did not know the idiomatic language.
You could fall back on the fact that in English, prepositions are almost never followed by other prepositions.
Despite is a preposition.
The word of is a preposition. Prepositions should be followed by nouns or noun phrases, not by other prepositions.
Eliminate C
→ Choice D begins with the adverb where, which incorrectly indicates that the events happen in the same place.
→ where alters the contrasting comparison of it leaves some unmoved and overcoming many others: the word where incorrectly indicates that the events must happen in the same place.
Eliminate D
• Meaning is intact. Sensible contrast is preserved.
→ While, like whereas, means in contrast or comparison with the fact that.
Although while has other functions, in this case, while contrasts two events.
On the one hand, mass hysteria is overtaking many people.
On the other hand, mass hysteria is not affecting some people.
→ While also can suggest simultaneity, this way: at the same time that mass hysteria was capturing many minds, mass hysteria left others untouched.
→ While can be followed by a gerund ( verbING noun)
(While: here). Whereas: Here, see 2..)
The correct answer is E.
COMMENTS
I will keep things simple: well done, aspirants.
Your work is very good.
Project SC Butler: Sentence Correction (SC2)
THE PROMPT
Quote:
• Meaning?
Psychohistorians disagree about why mass hysteria leaves some people unaffected but overtakes many other people.
This sentence contains contrast.
THE OPTIONS in a shortened sentence
Quote:
• Illogical
→ Let's think about this one: Mass hysteria does not affect some people [who are unmoved] though mass hysteria is overcome [is conquered] by many other people?
Read the option again.
Logically, this option nonsensically means: mass hysteria does not affect some people and does not affect many others.
• Meaning error - though
→ The word though is a contrast word (a subordinating conjunction, if you like formal terms), but though is used incorrectly in this sentence.
The word "it" refers to mass hysteria, which is not overcome by many people (else the phenomenon would not be called "mass" hysteria).
→ Clues are in the sentence
→ The sentence sets up a contrast between some [people] and many others.
The sentence mentions two groups of similarly situated people because the groups are different.
One group of people is not affected by mass hysteria.
Another group of people is deeply affected by mass hysteria—in fact, people in this group are overcome by mass hysteria.
Option A's meaning is illogical and nonsensical.
ELIMINATE A
Quote:
• illogical
→ when signals events that must happen at the same time.
When suggests only when. That is, it is only when mass hysteria is overcoming many people that some others are left unaffected.
No logical causality exists, however, between the occurrence of one event and the consequent occurrence of the other.
Just because Person A gets overwhelmed by mass hysteria does not mean that Person B therefore or thereby remains unmoved.
Or, it is not the case that when Person A is overcome by hysteria, Person B therefore is not.
• contrast is lost
The word when changes the contrasting comparison of it leaves some unmoved and overcoming many others.
ELIMINATE B
Quote:
• idiom and diction error
This option uses the phrase despite of rather than the correct idiom despite
There is no such thing as despite of.
This option is trying to trick you into believing that you are reading in spite of, whose meaning is identical to that of despite.
We can use despite or in spite of, but not despite of. The latter isn't a thing.
Suppose that you did not know the idiomatic language.
You could fall back on the fact that in English, prepositions are almost never followed by other prepositions.
Despite is a preposition.
The word of is a preposition. Prepositions should be followed by nouns or noun phrases, not by other prepositions.
Eliminate C
Quote:
• diction/meaning error
→ Choice D begins with the adverb where, which incorrectly indicates that the events happen in the same place.
→ where alters the contrasting comparison of it leaves some unmoved and overcoming many others: the word where incorrectly indicates that the events must happen in the same place.
Eliminate D
Quote:
• I do not see any errors
• Meaning is intact. Sensible contrast is preserved.
→ While, like whereas, means in contrast or comparison with the fact that.
Although while has other functions, in this case, while contrasts two events.
On the one hand, mass hysteria is overtaking many people.
On the other hand, mass hysteria is not affecting some people.
→ While also can suggest simultaneity, this way: at the same time that mass hysteria was capturing many minds, mass hysteria left others untouched.
→ While can be followed by a gerund ( verbING noun)
(While: here). Whereas: Here, see 2..)
The correct answer is E.
COMMENTS
I will keep things simple: well done, aspirants.
Your work is very good.
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IMO E
Confused between E and A however following is my reasoning.-
Psychohistorians still disagree about the causes of mass hysteria and why it (mass hysteria) leaves some unmoved though it is overcome by many others.
This sentence comes down to meaning - essentially what the author is trying to say is as follows -
Psychohistorians still disagree..... and Why Mass hysteria leaves some people unmoved while mass hysteria is overcoming many others.... There has to be some sort of contrast.
In option A due to the pronoun "it" , it seems as if "Mass Hysteria" is overcome by people but what the sentence is trying to say is that Psychohistorians disagree about why mass hysteria doesn't affect some people while it overcoming others.
Rest of the options make no sense and E is the right answer.
Confused between E and A however following is my reasoning.-
Psychohistorians still disagree about the causes of mass hysteria and why it (mass hysteria) leaves some unmoved though it is overcome by many others.
This sentence comes down to meaning - essentially what the author is trying to say is as follows -
Psychohistorians still disagree..... and Why Mass hysteria leaves some people unmoved while mass hysteria is overcoming many others.... There has to be some sort of contrast.
In option A due to the pronoun "it" , it seems as if "Mass Hysteria" is overcome by people but what the sentence is trying to say is that Psychohistorians disagree about why mass hysteria doesn't affect some people while it overcoming others.
Rest of the options make no sense and E is the right answer.
