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04 May 2025, 10:00
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Opponents of affirmative action by quota, the practice of hiring on the basis of race or sex as well as (i) $\(\qquad\)$ , maintain that both the hired and the rejected suffer (ii) $\(\qquad\)$ when not judged on their abilities alone.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
|---|---|
| A. status | D. nepotism |
| B. creed | E. parity |
| C. competence | F. injustice |
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$C, F$
For the first blank, there are many criteria that could be used to make hiring decisions under affirmative action, so move on to the second blank. Rejected job applicants "suffer" something when not judged on their abilities. Predict some negative treatment. (F) injustice is indeed negative and fits the context; this is correct. (D) nepotism can be another kind of unfair treatment, but it is based on being related to someone, not on characteristics such as "race or sex." (E) parity, "equivalence," is the opposite of what's needed. Now for the first blank, which is some quality considered in conjunction with demographic characteristics. Note that the author has set off this word from the list "race or sex," so logically it is a different sort of characteristic. Predict that the noun in this blank will align with the "abilities" that, according to the last part of the sentence, are not the sole criterion. The correct match is (C) competence. Choice (A) status and (B) creed have no connection to the idea of ability.
$C, F$
For the first blank, there are many criteria that could be used to make hiring decisions under affirmative action, so move on to the second blank. Rejected job applicants "suffer" something when not judged on their abilities. Predict some negative treatment. (F) injustice is indeed negative and fits the context; this is correct. (D) nepotism can be another kind of unfair treatment, but it is based on being related to someone, not on characteristics such as "race or sex." (E) parity, "equivalence," is the opposite of what's needed. Now for the first blank, which is some quality considered in conjunction with demographic characteristics. Note that the author has set off this word from the list "race or sex," so logically it is a different sort of characteristic. Predict that the noun in this blank will align with the "abilities" that, according to the last part of the sentence, are not the sole criterion. The correct match is (C) competence. Choice (A) status and (B) creed have no connection to the idea of ability.
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