Craft and StructureVery hardWord for a biography that weighs both sides
Craft and Structure practice question
The biography is ____ in its judgements: it neither excuses its subject's cruelty nor lets that cruelty eclipse his achievements.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. even-handedCorrect
- B. harsh
- C. adoring
- D. evasive
Answer: A. even-handed
Neither excusing nor condemning wholesale.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. harsh
- Harsh would let the cruelty dominate.
- C. adoring
- Adoring would excuse the cruelty.
- D. evasive
- It judges; it does not evade.
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