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Craft and StructureHardWord for conclusions contradicted by their own data

Craft and Structure practice question

The report's conclusions are ____ by its own data: the tables show a rise where the text claims a fall.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

  1. A. underminedCorrect
  2. B. confirmed
  3. C. illustrated
  4. D. anticipated

Answer: A. undermined

The data contradict the text.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. confirmed
The opposite.
C. illustrated
The tables do not illustrate the claim; they contradict it.
D. anticipated
Anticipation is not contradiction.

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