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For those of us who, when reading about great thinkers in sc
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For those of us who, when reading about great thinkers in science, can‘t help but compare our own pitiful intellects with theirs, the focus of Livio‘s topsy-turvy book, Brilliant Blunders, on mistakes is both encouraging and discouraging. It‘s encouraging because their mistakes remind us that they were (i) ___, full of the same blind spots and foibles we all have. It‘s discouraging because, even at their dumbest, these scientists did (ii) ___ work. Indeed, Livio argues that their ―brilliant blunders‖ ended up (iii) ____ science overall.
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| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
|---|---|---|
| fallible | asinine | harming |
| invincible | incredible | benefiting |
| exceptional | provocative | circumventing |
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Re: For those of us who, when reading about great thinkers in sc
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19 Dec 2019, 21:22
19 Dec 2019, 21:22
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"their(great thinkers) mistakes remind us that they can fail"
can fail ~ fallible
because, even at their dumbest, these scientists did great work (Reason: Due to 'because' something in the opposite sense of dumb should be in blank)
great ~ incredible
Livio argues that their ―brilliant blunders‖ ended up helping science overall. (Reason:Because in second blank we said it is great work)
helping ~ benefiting
can fail ~ fallible
because, even at their dumbest, these scientists did great work (Reason: Due to 'because' something in the opposite sense of dumb should be in blank)
great ~ incredible
Livio argues that their ―brilliant blunders‖ ended up helping science overall. (Reason:Because in second blank we said it is great work)
helping ~ benefiting
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