PrepTest 156, Section 3, Question 7
Passage A is adapted from a book review(497 more words not shown)
Passage A(12 more words not shown)
Passage B(493 more words not shown)
It can be inferred that(25 more words not shown)
- AThe author of(13 more words not shown)
- BThe author of(14 more words not shown)
- CThe author of(17 more words not shown)
- DThe author of(18 more words not shown)
- EThe author of(12 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Compare the strength of Dyson's claim with B's description of it. Dyson calls paranormal existence a hypothesis that he finds plausible. B's opening describes him as convinced that people actually exhibit paranormal powers.
What we’re looking for
That is a meaningful change. “It may happen” doesn't mean “I am convinced it happens.” We want the description Dyson could reject as a misrepresentation, even if B accurately describes other parts of his argument.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
B attributes conviction that people exhibit these powers. Dyson says they “may exist” and calls that “just a hypothesis.” He could accept the possibility without claiming that the existence of the powers has been established.
- B
Dyson explicitly offers eyewitness stories as anecdotal evidence. This accurately describes something he believes supports the hypothesis; it doesn't inflate his conclusion into certainty.
- C
Dyson says he is near the traditional extreme and expressly states, “I am not a reductionist.” He would agree with this description.
- D
Dyson does invoke complementarity to explain how paranormal phenomena and scientific methods might coexist without being observed together. That is his own proposed reconciliation.
- E
Dyson suggests the phenomena are inaccessible to scientific investigation and explains why controlled conditions would prevent observation. He would not object to this as a false account of his view.
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