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The passage suggests which of the following about the "contradiction" mentioned in the highlighted sentence?
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The idea that Jim was ______, that he loved fighting for the sake of fighting, was a mistake, in reality he was a kind and gentle person.
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Spiderwebs suspended on flexible supports________ even in low airflow in patterns that are erratic, enhancing the probability of insect capture over a volume of space.
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According to the passage, which of the following resulted from the arrival of the Recent Indians?
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The primary purpose of the passage is to
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The author cites Longfellow`s remarks from 1838 in order to
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The primary purpose of the passage is to
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Which of the following, if true, would enable the conclusion of the argument to be properly drawn?
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Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?
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According to the passage, which of the following appears to ensure the objectivity of Levitt`s photographs?
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It's a sign of John Dramani Mahama's maturity as a writer that he is willing to consider his country's future so _____: his memoir is appealingly honest, given to clear-eyed assessments rather than exaggerated accounts of achievements.
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Most capuchin monkey conflict involves such a (i)______ repertoire of gestural and vocal signals that it is difficult for researchers to tease apart the meanings of the individual signals. This (ii)______ is (iii)______ by the fact that many signals seem to shift in meaning according to the context in which they are produced and the developmental stage of the individuals producing them.
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Given children's active fantasy lives, one might think of truthfulness as (i)_____ virtue in young children, but it turns out that lying is the more (ii)_____ skill. A child who is going to lie must recognize the truth, intellectually conceive of an alternate reality, and be able to convincingly sell that new reality to someone else. Therefore, lying (iii)_____ cognitive development and social skills in a way that honesty simply does not.
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Although the claim that no one knows what dark matter is remains _____, some scientists dispute the parallel assertion that dark matter has not been detected.
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Barker`s account of how mores have evolved over time is illuminating. It reveals as (i)_____ and (ii)_____ some values that have often been regarded as (iii)_____, while uncovering other values that do indeed seem to be universal.
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Upon realizing that the indicators of a stressful situation can be extremely _____, the psychologist reconsidered her claim that a reliable way of reducing stress is to recognize stressful situations and then avoid them.
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The prime minister`s spokesman faces a difficult task in defending his boss from what he sees as the (i)_____ of a decidedly prejudiced press. To make his defense effectively he will certainly have to give specific examples of the media coverage he finds so (ii)______.
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It remains a mystery how Theobroma cacao, which scholars believe originated in lowland Amazonia, was introduced to tropical Mesoamerica. It must have been a (i)_____ process: cacao trees do not easily sprout from seed, need years to mature, and grow only in humid lowland forest. Moreover, in a tropical climate, cacao pods spoil quickly, rendering their transport from lowland Amazonia tropical Mesoamerica in a single journey by foot or canoe (ii)_____.
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Although evolutionary psychologists do not seem quite as imperialist in their intellectual ambitions as their sociobiologist forebears of the 1970s, they tend, in some critics` view, to be no less _____ in their claims.
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It is troubling that blogs, which may be among the least reliable sources of information in human history, occupy such _____positions in Internet search engine results.
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