I used math strategy to fill out the second blank since that seemed easier. The and shows that the two sides support each other. To the left, we have âcredit Braque with its inventionâ and so the right should say "those who credit Picasso. Now the sentence becomes, âIn recent decades the idea that Cezanne influenced Cubism has been caught in the â between art historians who credit Braque with its invention and those who credit Picassoâ. If we try to discern the meaning the sentence now, we can see that this idea is being hotly debated between two sides (those that credit Braque and those that credit Picasso). Therefore, the first blank should emulate that idea and we can say something like âIn recent decades the idea tha Cezanne influenced Cubism has been caught in the contention between art historians who credit Braque with its invention and those who credit Picasso.â
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Hello @pavanis.1411,
The first strategy that strikes my mind is the âusage strategyâ.
Caught in the crossfire is an idiom that means caught in the middle of two battling or arguing entities. If you know this idiom, this would become very easy.
If this is not known, we can figure out the second blank. In the second half of the sentence, the contrast already exists between Braque and Picasso so we will have to reuse the word credit in the second blank. Hence, tout will be the best choice that closely matches with credit in this context.
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