I don’t think i can solve this kind of question, even if i try for 100 years, can this question be considered as a difficult one?
Is C the correct answer? Also this question is from which book?
The correct answer should be D. “novelty has seized a good chunk of space from convention” = “new ideas supersede old ideas”
And before this sentence, there is a comma and also a “when.” So the part of the sentence before the comma should support idea. (Math Strategy)
I would not say this is a difficult question. You just need to follow the process.
Step 1 : Identify the division word which is “,” in this case. Comma indicates a support.
Step 2: put the comma in middle,look towards right. It says “novelty” which means “new ideas” has seized a good chunk of space from “convention” which matches with the idea of “orthodoxy”.
Step 3 : Copy the same idea to the left side. “------” fights orthodoxy. From second part of the sentence we know that new ideas are replacing old ones. The left part must follow the same idea as it is a support. So, we put “new ideas” in the blank.
Step 4 : Choose the word which closely matches to “new idea”. The correct answer should be D.
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