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i don't understand the meaning of the para, especially the last part. can u pls explain?
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i don't understand the meaning of the para, especially the last part. can u pls explain?


do you mean this ?

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In reading the entire argument, one can see the purpose of the argument is to refute the conclusion drawn by the economist about Western countries at the beginning of the first sentence. Blank (ii) is probably the easiest place to start. The author argues that erudition, meaning “scholarship or learning,” varies. Look for a word that means something like “variation” in blank (ii). Note the pivot word “whereas” in the last clause. Therefore, we are looking for an idea that contrasts “varies” to describe a “focus on fraternal ties.” Blank (iii), because it says “much less_____”, should also be something like “changing.” As for blank (i), because the second sentence is making a case for Western culture’s disadvantage, we can fill blank (i) with a word such as “advantage.”
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