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Many, if not most, sociologists subscribe to the idea that humans are
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Many, if not most, sociologists subscribe to the idea that humans are $\(\qquad\)$ but the public reaction to the Ebola outbreak so mirrors the flailing hysteria recorded during the medieval plague outbreaks that it could be concluded that human nature is largely immutable.
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| A. homogenous |
| B. heterogeneous |
| C. malleable | D. monolithic | E. pliant |
| F. variegated |
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Malleable, pliant.
"Many sociologists" think "humans are $\qquad$ ," "but" a certain event leads the writer to conclude that "human nature is immutable," or unable to change. Therefore, the blank needs to mean changeable. "Monolithic" means large and indivisible and "homogenous" means uniform or unvaried, so neither of these matches the desired meaning. "Heterogeneous" and "variegated" (having a lot of variety) are tempting, but variety is not the same thing as change. The best choices are "malleable" and "pliant," which each mean physically bendable and, secondarily, easily influenced or changeable.
Malleable, pliant.
"Many sociologists" think "humans are $\qquad$ ," "but" a certain event leads the writer to conclude that "human nature is immutable," or unable to change. Therefore, the blank needs to mean changeable. "Monolithic" means large and indivisible and "homogenous" means uniform or unvaried, so neither of these matches the desired meaning. "Heterogeneous" and "variegated" (having a lot of variety) are tempting, but variety is not the same thing as change. The best choices are "malleable" and "pliant," which each mean physically bendable and, secondarily, easily influenced or changeable.
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