In many science fiction films, the opposition of good and evil is portrayed as a ------ between technology, which is intellectual. —, and the errant will of a depraved intellectual
(A) fusion…useful
(B) struggle…dehumanizing
(C) parallel…unfettered
(D) conflict…beneficent.
*) 6. Although scientists claim that the seemingly language of their reports is more precise than the figurative language of fiction, the language of science, like all language, is inherently
(A) ornamental…subtle
(B) unidimensional…unintelligible
(C) symbolic…complex
(D) literal. allusive
(E) subjective…metaphorical
could you please explain me with the math strategy. As I’m struggling to find the support contrast and idea statement. If you could explain me step by step I could resolve my mistakes. @gregmat@yang@Max
Hey there, I was confused by your copy-paste of the first question, because you added “intellectual” for blank 2 and there was a missing answer choice. Here’s the right one, just in case others want to chime in.
In many science fiction films, the opposition of good and evil is portrayed as a ------- between technology, which is -------, and the errant will of a depraved intellectual.
(A) fusion … useful
(B) struggle … dehumanizing
(C) parallel… unfettered
(D) conflict… beneficent
(E) similarity … malevolent
I know you mentioned you have a hard time finding the right support/contrast words and idea statements, but could you tell us more about the support/contrast words and idea statements you chose, your answers, and your reasoning behind them? Even if you know they’re possibly flawed. That way, we are able to help you in a less time consuming and more effective manner.
In many science fiction films, the opposition of good and evil is portrayed as a _____ between technology, which is _____, and the errant will of a depraved intellectual
(A) fusion…useful
(B) struggle…dehumanizing
(C) parallel…unfettered
(D) conflict…beneficent.
let me do the 2nd blank first “the errant will of a depraved intellectual” Is the idea statement here. which means human will get corrupted. “and” is support here so how do you approach further here. i don’t know what is the support or contrast and how to pick a idea statement here. Could you send me how would you approach this question step by step
Although scientists claim that the seemingly _______language of their reports is more precise than the figurative language of fiction, the language of science, like all language, is inherently ____
(A) ornamental…subtle
(B) unidimensional…unintelligible
(C) symbolic…complex
(D) literal. allusive
(E) subjective…metaphorical…
Regarding question 1, starting with the 1st blank seem easier to do and will also help you figure out the 2nd blank. The support/contrast word you should go for is “as” because it supports the idea “the opposition of good and evil” with the entire idea “a ------- between technology, which is -------, and the errant will of a depraved intellectual.” Note that “opposition of x and y” has a similar sentence structure as “------- between x and y”. Hence, the 1st blank is directly referencing “opposition” so it should be its synonym.
Once you know that, note that “a _____ between technology, which is _____, and the errant will of a depraved intellectual” is contrasting two sub-ideas within it. Remember, “the opposition of good evil”? It’s like a block of 4, so we know that “errant will of a depraved intellectual” is “evil” so “technology” should be “good”.
I can see why you would pick “and” as a support word for the 2nd blank. Generally, we should follow the rule of proximity, that is we should pick the support/contrast word that’s the closest to the blank. However, in the case of the 2nd blank, “and” is not the right support word and “which is” is the correct one, because the 2nd blank is being directly referenced by it (plus it’s slightly closer too).