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Jeff_999 Posted 21 years ago
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Help me out~~~~~~
0 Here is the question, 02 br
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00 When theories formerly considered to be 01 i 00 ___ in their scientific objectivity are found instead to reflect a consistent observational and evaluative bias, then the presumed neutrality of science gives way to the recognition that categories of knowledge are human ___ 02 i 00 . 02 br
00 A. disinterested … constructions 02 br
00 B. callous … errors 02 br
00 C. verifiable … prejudices 02 br
00 D. convincing … imperatives 02 br
00 E. unassailable … fantasies 02 br
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00 It's totally frustrating. I have no clue at all what the sentense is implying. 05 0 00 : 010id 7
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00 When theories formerly considered to be 01 i 00 ___ in their scientific objectivity are found instead to reflect a consistent observational and evaluative bias, then the presumed neutrality of science gives way to the recognition that categories of knowledge are human ___ 02 i 00 . 02 br
00 A. disinterested … constructions 02 br
00 B. callous … errors 02 br
00 C. verifiable … prejudices 02 br
00 D. convincing … imperatives 02 br
00 E. unassailable … fantasies 02 br
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00 It's totally frustrating. I have no clue at all what the sentense is implying. 05 0 00 : 010id 7
Top answer
0 I'd say c, but could also possibly be A. 02 br 02 br 00 This is a tricky one alright! 0-
- 0 I'd say c, but could also possibly be A.
- 02 br 02 br 00 This is a tricky one alright!
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7 Answers
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0 I'd say c, but could also possibly be A. 02 br
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00 This is a tricky one alright! 0-
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00 This is a tricky one alright! 0-
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0 Mine is the opinion of an ESL speaker but here's my guess: 02 br
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00 I would prefer E: When theories formerly considered to be UNASSAILABLE in their scientific objectivity are found instead to reflect a consistent observational and evaluative bias, then the presumed neutrality of science gives way to the recognition that categories of knowledge are human FANTASIES. 02
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00 I would prefer E: When theories formerly considered to be UNASSAILABLE in their scientific objectivity are found instead to reflect a consistent observational and evaluative bias, then the presumed neutrality of science gives way to the recognition that categories of knowledge are human FANTASIES. 02
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0 It’s hard to figure out what the sentence means. You shed a light on it for me. Thank you! 02 br
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00 But why don’t you account the choice A in? 02 br
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00 You know, it could be like this, 02 br
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00 The theories formerly were believed to be objective and disinterested (free of bias) => Later they were instead found to be bias
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00 But why don’t you account the choice A in? 02 br
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00 You know, it could be like this, 02 br
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00 The theories formerly were believed to be objective and disinterested (free of bias) => Later they were instead found to be bias
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0 I'd say C, because "prejudices" is to me the best antomym for "neutrality". 0-
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00 Could you please gimme a little more explanation? Like what does the sentence mean, after it's completed by the choice C? 0-
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10 I'd say C, because "prejudices" is to me the best antomym for "neutrality". 12 br
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00 Could you please gimme a little more explanation? Like what does the sentence mean, after it's completed by the choice C? 0-
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0 I'm afraid I paid more attention to the terms proposed than to the real meaning of the sentence. 02 br
00 In the first part, they use the word "neutrality", so I thought if the second part is in opposition with the first, then "prejudice" works fine as the contrary to "neutrality". 0-
00 In the first part, they use the word "neutrality", so I thought if the second part is in opposition with the first, then "prejudice" works fine as the contrary to "neutrality". 0-
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I have a corrected version of this that informs me that the answer is option A. As a native speaker, I must admit that I would not have chosen that option, as I believe "formerly considered to be disinterested in their scientific objectivity" is a very poorly constructed sentence. However, given a test environment, the way to go about this would be to look at the second blank: "categories of know
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