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Craft and StructureHardWord for a false belief widely held

Craft and Structure practice question

The ____ that the tower leans because of an earthquake persists in every guidebook, though the records show it was built leaning to correct a surveyor's error.

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

  1. A. misconceptionCorrect
  2. B. discovery
  3. C. tradition
  4. D. instruction

Answer: A. misconception

A widely repeated but false explanation: a misconception.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. discovery
A discovery would be true.
C. tradition
A tradition is a practice, not a false belief.
D. instruction
An instruction is not a belief.

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