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Among the strategies employed by demographers to anticipate urban
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07 Jun 2026, 08:29
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Among the strategies employed by demographers to anticipate urban population shifts, the simple linear projection of existing migration patterns is widely used. That this approach (i) ________ empirical census records rather than speculative models counts as a distinct (ii) ________, yet it also relies upon the tenuous presupposition that the forces driving relocation today will operate unchanged in decades to come.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
|---|---|
| A. proceds from | D. liability |
| B. dispenses with | E. asset |
| C. refines upon | F. credential |
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Re: Among the strategies employed by demographers to anticipate urban
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07 Jun 2026, 10:12
07 Jun 2026, 10:12
I am of the opinion that empirical census records should be refined not poceeded from, which is because they are just records/raw data that must be rarefied/processed before employing them to strategize.
In any case.
In any case.
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10 Jun 2026, 04:00
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First blank:
The sentence says: "That this approach (i) _______ empirical census records rather than speculative models..."
We have a contrast between empirical and speculative, so the phrase should mean it uses or is based on empirical records.
- A. proceeds from = originates from / is based on → fits perfectly.
- B. dispenses with $=$ does away with → opposite of what's needed.
- C. refines upon $=$ improves upon → not supported; it doesn't imply refining, just using.
So (i) = A. proceeds from.
Second blank:
"That this approach proceeds from empirical census records rather than speculative models counts as a distinct (ii) ______ , yet it also relies upon the tenuous presupposition..."
The structure "counts as a distinct _______ , yet..." tells us the blank is something positive being contrasted with a downside.
- D. liability = drawback → contradicts the positive framing.
- E. asset $=$ advantage → fits the contrast with "yet it also relies upon..."
- F. credential $=$ a qualification or proof of credibility → also possible, but "asset" is the more standard and natural pairing with "liability" in this type of contrast. Also, "distinct asset" is a common collocation.
So (ii) = E. asset.
Answer:
Blank (i): A. proceeds from
Blank (ii): E. asset
The sentence says: "That this approach (i) _______ empirical census records rather than speculative models..."
We have a contrast between empirical and speculative, so the phrase should mean it uses or is based on empirical records.
- A. proceeds from = originates from / is based on → fits perfectly.
- B. dispenses with $=$ does away with → opposite of what's needed.
- C. refines upon $=$ improves upon → not supported; it doesn't imply refining, just using.
So (i) = A. proceeds from.
Second blank:
"That this approach proceeds from empirical census records rather than speculative models counts as a distinct (ii) ______ , yet it also relies upon the tenuous presupposition..."
The structure "counts as a distinct _______ , yet..." tells us the blank is something positive being contrasted with a downside.
- D. liability = drawback → contradicts the positive framing.
- E. asset $=$ advantage → fits the contrast with "yet it also relies upon..."
- F. credential $=$ a qualification or proof of credibility → also possible, but "asset" is the more standard and natural pairing with "liability" in this type of contrast. Also, "distinct asset" is a common collocation.
So (ii) = E. asset.
Answer:
Blank (i): A. proceeds from
Blank (ii): E. asset
