Discussion
Man is violent; therefore, any theory of conflict resolution between nations that (1)________ to account for this is (2)________ flawed.
*This question is included in Nova Text Completions: Lesson Set, question #12
Blank 1 |
Blank 2 |
declines |
inherently |
consents |
pejoratively |
fails |
manifestly |
| (A) | declines |
| (B) | ... |
| (C) | ... |
| (D) | ... |
| (E) | ... |
| (F) | ... |
The solution is
Posted: 05/19/2012 15:52
I got this write but I think declines and manifestly could also work. Why don't they? Thanks.
Posted: 05/19/2012 19:27
Matt, glad you got them right. Between answers that work and best answers, it's prudent to choose the best answers.
Posted: 08/02/2012 18:55
Matthew, one reason that doesn't work is because pejoratively and manifestly can be viewed as synonymous in this usage. Declines means the theory was aware of man being violent but decided not to incorporate it. Fails is the only word that works well, and by eliminating pejoratively and manifestly as synonymous in this context, the remaining option must be the correct ine.
Posted: 02/07/2014 06:38
Well, there is no doubt that fails for the first blank is correct! My beef is this: there is the assertion that man is violent, so for me,it is an open secret. Therefore any theory that fails to take account of this is openly flawed. So the second blank must have manifestly .