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Sb70012 Posted 10 years ago
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A scientist risks losing credibility

A scientist risks losing credibility among his or her peers ........... more reliable data, including data from direct observation and measurement.
A. when relying on anecdotal evidence, in conflict with
B. if the anecdotal evidence relies on conflicts with that in
C. who conflict with unduly reliance on more anecdotal evidence than
D. by relying unduly on anecdotal evidence, which often conflicts with (Answer Key)

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A looks fine. What's wrong with A?

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It is a poor question in my opinion. I could find some nitpicks with A, but there is a potential nitpick with C too. Only by weighing nitpicks could one try to guess what the correct answer is supposed to be.

— GPY

  • It is a poor question in my opinion.
  • I could find some nitpicks with A, but there is a potential nitpick with C too.
  • Only by weighing nitpicks could one try to guess what the correct answer is supposed to be.
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It is a poor question in my opinion. I could find some nitpicks with A, but there is a potential nitpick with C too. Only by weighing nitpicks could one try to guess what the correct answer is supposed to be.
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GPYIt is a poor question in my opinion.
It's taken from GMAT book.

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sb70012It's taken from GMAT book.https://books.google.com/books?id=60XU1QNK9SsC&pg=RA1-PT323&lpg=RA1-PT323&dq=A+scientist+risks+lo...
At that link I can see some discussion about some similar sentences, but I do not se
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sb70012A looks fine. What's wrong with A?
For me it's the comma that is disturbing. In choice A it should be anecdotal evidence which is in conflict with (no comma), which might conceivably be reduced by omitting which is. But no scientist would use anecdotal evidence that was in conflict with more reliable data, so that's clearly not the inten
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CalifJimFor me it's the comma that is disturbing. In choice A it should be anecdotal evidence which is in conflict with (no comma), which might conceivably be reduced by omitting which is.
I read "in conflict with more reliable data" as adverbial, modifying "relying".
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