- E and F Since technology results in an “inadequate” amount of attention paid
to the novel, the side effect of digitization is negative. The choices that best
satisfy the context are pernicious and deleterious. - A and C Choice A is supported by the first sentence of the second paragraph.
Choice B may look tempting, but it can be eliminated based on the fact that in
some cases, the diseases “are associated with external sores as well.” Choice C
is supported by the second sentence, which states that antibiotics are necessary
because of the stress of the dense colonies. - B The author mentions these examples to support the fact that “studies have
also found higher levels of certain contaminants in farmed fish than in their
wild counterparts.” - A Choice A shows that the high influenza rate among bus riders has nothing
to do with the fact that they ride the bus. Instead, it has to do with their age
and consequent susceptibility to influenza. Thus, encouraging these bus riders
to take the subway will not reduce the spread of influenza. - C The passage mentions that Locke’s theory is unfounded and then goes on
to explain a recent study supporting this fact. Thus, the passage’s primary
purpose is to support the position that the tabula rasa is an unsound theory. - Sentence 6 Sentences 4 and 5 give an example of a study that supports the
position that infants have “instinctive thoughts and behaviors.” The following
sentence, sentence 6, explains why these findings are important.
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