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Although the committee's findings were _______ in tone
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Although the committee's findings were _______ in tone - relying on dry statistics and bureaucratic language - the implications for public health policy were nothing short of transformative.
| Two Answers |
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| A. inflammatory |
| B. anodyne |
| C. measured | D. tendentious | E. equivocal |
| F. temperate |
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The answers are C and F.
The sentence contrasts the tone of the committee’s findings with their major impact on public health policy. The description “relying on dry statistics and bureaucratic language” suggests a calm, restrained, and controlled tone rather than an emotional or provocative one.
A. inflammatory
Inflammatory means provocative or intended to stir strong emotions. This directly contradicts the description of dry and bureaucratic language.
B. anodyne
Anodyne means bland or unlikely to provoke disagreement. While this is somewhat close to the idea of dry language, the sentence is specifically emphasizing restraint and moderation in tone rather than bland harmlessness.
C. measured
Measured means careful, restrained, and controlled. This fits perfectly with the dry, statistical, bureaucratic tone described in the sentence.
D. tendentious
Tendentious means biased or pushing a particular agenda. Nothing in the sentence suggests the findings were politically or ideologically slanted.
E. equivocal
Equivocal means ambiguous or unclear. The sentence does not suggest uncertainty or ambiguity in the findings.
F. temperate
Temperate means moderate, restrained, and calm. This fits perfectly with the understated bureaucratic tone described.
The sentence contrasts the tone of the committee’s findings with their major impact on public health policy. The description “relying on dry statistics and bureaucratic language” suggests a calm, restrained, and controlled tone rather than an emotional or provocative one.
A. inflammatory
Inflammatory means provocative or intended to stir strong emotions. This directly contradicts the description of dry and bureaucratic language.
B. anodyne
Anodyne means bland or unlikely to provoke disagreement. While this is somewhat close to the idea of dry language, the sentence is specifically emphasizing restraint and moderation in tone rather than bland harmlessness.
C. measured
Measured means careful, restrained, and controlled. This fits perfectly with the dry, statistical, bureaucratic tone described in the sentence.
D. tendentious
Tendentious means biased or pushing a particular agenda. Nothing in the sentence suggests the findings were politically or ideologically slanted.
E. equivocal
Equivocal means ambiguous or unclear. The sentence does not suggest uncertainty or ambiguity in the findings.
F. temperate
Temperate means moderate, restrained, and calm. This fits perfectly with the understated bureaucratic tone described.
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