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Re: Peer-reviewed journals are a sacred cow of most scientific r [#permalink]
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Peer-reviewed journals are a sacred cow of most scientific rationalists, but stud­ies have shown that the premise of impartiality is ________________ , as re­sults tend to be colored by the personal proclivities and suppositions of the ex­perimenters.

□ inane
□ prejudicial
□ fatuous
□ chimerical
□ fallible
□ vexing

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Chimerical, Fallible

IMO here the author trying to convene that the individual's opinions are not infallible. Individuals tend to make mistakes, so we dont need to take those opinion as a sacred cow(An idiom for something that cannot be questioned). Hence we need to find a synonym similar to "makes mistake".
Fallible properly fits the place, but i am skeptical about chimerical
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Peer-reviewed journals are a sacred cow of most scientific rationalists, but stud­ies have shown that the premise of impartiality is ________________ , as re­sults tend to be colored by the personal proclivities and suppositions of the ex­perimenters.

□ inane
□ prejudicial
□ fatuous
□ chimerical
□ fallible
□ vexing

Show: :: OA
Chimerical, Fallible

IMO here the author trying to convene that the individual's opinions are not infallible. Individuals tend to make mistakes, so we dont need to take those opinion as a sacred cow(An idiom for something that cannot be questioned). Hence we need to find a synonym similar to "makes mistake".
Fallible properly fits the place, but i am skeptical about chimerical
Carcass or Can anyone please explain?
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Guys always try to simplify the question and carve out the real gist of the problem. The real essence of the meaning of the question.

"Peer-review is a vital part of the scientific community. However, thinking that it is perfect if fallacious or a chimera (a chimera is an animal double-made of different animals. You say that a goal is a chimera when it is unachievable).

So D and E are the two correct answer.

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Chimerical and fallible
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□ inane: stupid

□ fatuous: stupid


stupid for idea
stupid for person
therefore choice A can be used better than choice D
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"Peer-review is a vital part of the scientific community. However, thinking that it is perfect is fallacious or a chimera (wildly fanciful, highly unrealistic).

So D and E are the two correct answer.
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