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18 Jun 2024, 12:56
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81% (00:23) correct
18% (00:39) wrong based on 22 sessions
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In the midst of so many evasive comments, this forthright statement, whatever its intrinsic merit, plainly stands out as____________.
A. a paradigm
B. a misnomer
C. a profundity
D. an inaccuracy
E. an anomaly
A. a paradigm
B. a misnomer
C. a profundity
D. an inaccuracy
E. an anomaly
03 Oct 2024, 12:27
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The sentence offers a contrast between “many evasive statements” and a single “forthright statement.” On that basis alone, one might expect an answer such as “an anomaly.” Do any of the other options make for a meaningful, coherent sentence? “A paradigm” is appealing, as is “a profundity,” since the forthright statement is clearly presented as something positive. However, we are not in a position to call it paradigmatic or profound, since the sentence withholds judgment on “its intrinsic merit.” The same reasoning allows us to eliminate “inaccuracy” and “misnomer.” The straightforwardly descriptive “anomaly” is clearly the best choice. Thus, the correct answer is an anomaly (Choice E).
The sentence offers a contrast between “many evasive statements” and a single “forthright statement.” On that basis alone, one might expect an answer such as “an anomaly.” Do any of the other options make for a meaningful, coherent sentence? “A paradigm” is appealing, as is “a profundity,” since the forthright statement is clearly presented as something positive. However, we are not in a position to call it paradigmatic or profound, since the sentence withholds judgment on “its intrinsic merit.” The same reasoning allows us to eliminate “inaccuracy” and “misnomer.” The straightforwardly descriptive “anomaly” is clearly the best choice. Thus, the correct answer is an anomaly (Choice E).
