Every idea in Malcolm`s book is (i)_____ and leads to a further statement that subtly (ii)_____ what preceded it by establishing a slightly different frame. However balanced or lucid any given statement may be, the transitions from one to another can be startling in their sense of disjunction.
Blank(i)
tentative
conclusive
conventional
Blank(ii)
displaces
reinforcements
precipitates
Correct Ans: i) tentative ii) displaces
Hi, I think the question is not much difficult. While reading sentences, I just put word ‘temporary’ in first blank and word ‘changes/replace’ in the second blank. The clues for both blanks are present in both sentences. In 1st sentence the clause " what preceded it by establishing a slightly different frame" and in 2nd sentence the clause "the transitions from one to another " clearly indicates that the book’s ideas are not coherent.
That’s how I understand that question. Hopefully it helps 