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Craft and StructureVery hardWord for a belief held without evidence

Craft and Structure practice question

The town's conviction that its water has healing powers is entirely ____: no study has ever found the spring to differ from any other.

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

  1. A. unfoundedCorrect
  2. B. documented
  3. C. provisional
  4. D. universal

Answer: A. unfounded

No study supports it: the belief has no foundation.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. documented
Documented would mean supported by evidence.
C. provisional
Provisional means tentative; the town's belief is a 'conviction'.
D. universal
Universal is about how widely it is held, not whether it is justified.

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