Information and IdeasVery hardInference from an author's phrasing
Information and Ideas practice question
The committee's minutes record that the treasurer's proposal was 'noted', the secretary's was 'welcomed', and the chairman's was 'adopted with acclamation'. All three proposals were, in substance, the same. ____
Which choice most logically completes the text?
- A. The minutes seem to record the standing of the proposers rather than the merits of the proposals.Correct
- B. The treasurer's proposal was the best.
- C. The committee rejected all three proposals.
- D. The proposals were very different.
Answer: A. The minutes seem to record the standing of the proposers rather than the merits of the proposals.
Same substance, three receptions: rank, not merit.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The treasurer's proposal was the best.
- It was merely 'noted'.
- C. The committee rejected all three proposals.
- One was adopted.
- D. The proposals were very different.
- 'In substance, the same.'
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