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Craft and StructureHardPhrase for theories that can both be true

Craft and Structure practice question

The two theories are not ____; both could be true at the same time.

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

  1. A. mutually exclusiveCorrect
  2. B. widely accepted
  3. C. well tested
  4. D. newly proposed

Answer: A. mutually exclusive

Both true at once means neither rules out the other.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. widely accepted
Acceptance is not the point.
C. well tested
Testing is not the point.
D. newly proposed
Age is not the point.

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