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What this question is testing
Objective: Reading Comprehension
Prompt focus: Read the following passage, then answer the question. The philosopher argues that scientific progress is not the steady accumulation of facts that many people imagine. Instead, she contends, science advances through occasional dramatic shifts in which an entire framework of assumptions is…
Why the correct answer works
A detailed survey of scientific history shows that most major advances emerged from slow, incremental refinement.
Showing major advances arose incrementally directly contradicts the punctuated-progress claim.
Why the tempting wrong answer fails
The tempting wrong answer usually loses because it skips the key condition, priority, or evidence in the prompt.
Plain-language takeaway
The philosopher claims progress is punctuated, occurring through dramatic framework shifts rather than gradual accumulation. Evidence that most major advances came from slow incremental refinement directly contradicts this central claim.
Simple analogy
Think of reading comprehension like following a short checklist: identify the clue, confirm the rule, and then make the move that fits this exact scenario.
How to review it before a retake
- Underline the command word and name what the question is asking before rereading the choices.
- Compare the correct answer against the closest distractor and write the exact detail that separates them.
- Retest this objective with a fresh question without looking at the rationale first.