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Despite its wealth of ingenuity, science fiction has never been known
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Despite its wealth of ingenuity, science fiction has never been known for the accuracy of its foresight; however, a notable minority of its authors have managed more than a middling degree of__________, correctly predicting such inventions as the Internet.
| Blank (i) |
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| A. veracity |
| B. prescience |
| C. myopia | D. blandishment | E. synthesis |
Despite its wealth of ingenuity, science fiction has never been known
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04 Aug 2021, 07:57
04 Aug 2021, 07:57
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Fiction is never known for the accuracy of its foresight (Future telling). BUT some authors have managed more than middling degree of foretelling/prefiguring, correctly predicting such inventions as the Internet.
We need a word that supports ' correctly predicting '.
Prescience
Answer B
We need a word that supports ' correctly predicting '.
Prescience
Answer B
Re: Despite its wealth of ingenuity, science fiction has never been known
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05 Sep 2026, 11:14
05 Sep 2026, 11:14
Foresight is the clue word here, hence, prescience is the correct answer.
