📝 The sentence describes the negative state of political discourse that fails to address serious problems

✅ The correct answers are virulence and acrimony because:
- Both mean bitter hostility
- They match the context of 'hateful rhetoric'
- They fit with the idea that such hostile discourse is ineffective

🔍 Strategy used:
- Analyze context clues
- Look for synonymous pairs
- Eliminate mismatched words

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