itisSheldon wrote:
In response to recent criticism of inhumane and unhygienic practices throughout the agricultural industry, farmers resolved to commission an advertising campaign portraying virtuous ranchers that would ________the industry.
A. recriminate
B. exonerate
C. vindicate
D. repudiate
E. eradicate
F. adulterate
The sentence starts by telling us the agricultural industry has a BAD REPUTATION.
To RESOLVE this problem, farmers started a campaign the industry as having a GOOD REPUTATION.
Doing so would ____ the industry.
Let's predict CHANGE PEOPLE'S VIEWS for the blank.
EXONERATE and VINDICATE are good matches.
Answer: B & C
Cheers,
Brent