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The study's _______ conclusion is that during the first half of the 20
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The study's _______ conclusion is that during the first half of the 20th Century improved standards of personal hygiene reduced the risk of an individual's contracting poliomyelitis, yet tended to make the disease more lethal to communities.
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| A. exciting |
| B. paradoxical |
| C. unwarranted | D. long-awaited | E. anomalous |
| F. interim |
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The Logic: The "Hygiene Hypothesis" Trap
The sentence presents a conclusion that seems to contradict itself:
- Part 1 (Positive): Improved hygiene reduced the risk of an individual contracting the disease.
- Part 2 (Negative): However, it made the disease more lethal to the community as a whole.
- The Goal: We need two words that describe a conclusion that is self-contradictory, unexpected, or seemingly absurd yet potentially true.
The Correct Answers:
B. paradoxical
E. anomalous
- Why they work: * Paradoxical describes a statement or situation that may be true but seems to say two opposite things (e.g., helping individuals but hurting the community).
- Anomalous means deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected. A conclusion that suggests "cleanliness leads to more death" is certainly an anomaly compared to standard medical expectations.
Why the others fail:
- A. exciting and D. long-awaited: These describe the reaction to the study, not the internal logic of the conclusion itself.
- C. unwarranted: This means "not justified." While the conclusion is strange, the sentence presents it as the study's actual finding, not a mistake.
- F. interim: This means "temporary." There is no indication that this conclusion is only a placeholder.
The sentence presents a conclusion that seems to contradict itself:
- Part 1 (Positive): Improved hygiene reduced the risk of an individual contracting the disease.
- Part 2 (Negative): However, it made the disease more lethal to the community as a whole.
- The Goal: We need two words that describe a conclusion that is self-contradictory, unexpected, or seemingly absurd yet potentially true.
The Correct Answers:
B. paradoxical
E. anomalous
- Why they work: * Paradoxical describes a statement or situation that may be true but seems to say two opposite things (e.g., helping individuals but hurting the community).
- Anomalous means deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected. A conclusion that suggests "cleanliness leads to more death" is certainly an anomaly compared to standard medical expectations.
Why the others fail:
- A. exciting and D. long-awaited: These describe the reaction to the study, not the internal logic of the conclusion itself.
- C. unwarranted: This means "not justified." While the conclusion is strange, the sentence presents it as the study's actual finding, not a mistake.
- F. interim: This means "temporary." There is no indication that this conclusion is only a placeholder.
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