PrepTest 134, Section 4, Question 4
Determining the most effective way to deter deliberate(447 more words not shown)
Based on the passage, which(23 more words not shown)
- Aan astronomer's use(24 more words not shown)
- Ba drawing instructor's(23 more words not shown)
- Ca botanist's use(21 more words not shown)
- Da judge's use(13 more words not shown)
- Ea mediator's use(27 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We used a new principle to show that two approaches aren't as opposed as they seemed. The goal was to reconcile them, not to discard one. That's the relationship I want the analogy to preserve.
Working the answers
- A
Using a metaphor to describe a newly observed phenomenon doesn't show that two apparently conflicting approaches fit together.
- BCorrect
This is more abstract than my prediction, but the relationship matches. The apparently diverging lines stand for the apparently opposed deterrence approaches; the optics principle reveals their compatibility. There is another useful match: the drawing instructor borrows from physics, just as the legal scholars borrow from economics.
- C
A quotation about competition doesn't reconcile two apparently opposed positions. The quotation's source isn't what makes an analogy fit.
- D
Borrowing from another field is a partial match. But supporting a decision in one case doesn't supply the crucial relationship: showing that two approaches can work together. The legal setting alone isn't enough.
- E
Setting a cooperative tone isn't the same as explaining why the opposing recommendations are compatible. The principle does substantive work in the debate, not merely social work before it begins.
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