Hello!
I know Greg mentioned that this is an unfair question, but I found it helpful for testing the flexibility of choosing different strategies. I initially solved it similarly, via Math Strategy, supplied the same prediction as above ‘read too narrowly’ and boiled down to A, C, and D. I couldn’t pick one, so tried solving it via Block of 4 and was able to land on A.
precision (-) broader
read too narrowly (-) ignore/not read too narrowly
I wanted to confirm if this Block of 4 is valid or if I’m solving it incorrectly?
Generally, block of 4 is used for contrast and the maintenance of relationships in a given sentence. There aren’t any contrasts here, but there are relationships to maintain, so you could use to keep track.
The setup for this question would look more like:
Author
Concern
Public Reaction
Carver
wide (by implication)
read too narrowly
Dickens
broad
read too narrowly
I think “diminished” is incorrect by usage, the sentence construction is such that choosing diminished implies that Dickens’ concerns were “diminished” in and of themselves, whereas “ignored” speaks to the public reaction aspect.
