We can attack the sentence using the positive and negative strategy because there is a net division between those answer choices positive and those negative
Now the sentence is
Although many decry the current state of the American education system, few parents treat their child’s teacher with __________.
Notice the contrast word at the beginning
AlthoughThat preludes to a shift in the argument
If we know X then the result is Y but on the opposite side. The contrary.
Now, even though usually the teachers are battered or disrespected or criticized....however, the student's parents think of them in a positive way I.E few of them are against the teachers and most of them are in favor of them and their way of teaching or behave for example
Therefore, most of the DO NOT think NEGATIVE and we have to find a word that has a negative meaning
A. eloquence +
B. acumen +
C. contempt -
D. mettle +
E. derision -
F. jocosity +
ONLY C and E are negative and therefore are the correct answer choices
Let me know if something is still unclear
Please refer to ur guide
GRE Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence Strategies Guide (2022)https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/gre-text- ... tml#p67358