Read: "The explorer's diary describes the people he met as 'primitive', a word that tells us more about him than about them." What point is the writer making?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. The word reveals the explorer's bias
- Step 1: The writer reads the word as evidence of the explorer's attitude. Answer: The word reveals the explorer's bias. Why not the others: The word is an accurate description, The diary is a forgery and The explorer was kind to the people he met don't fit.
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