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#64391
Complete Question Explanation
Must be true. The correct answer choice is (B)
The stimulus tells the story of recent physics theories: Newtonian physics was preeminent for
over two centuries, and despite widespread acknowledgment and confirmation it was surpassed by
Einsteinian physics in the early 1900s.
Answer choice (A): The two theories cited in the stimulus are not sufficient to form a pattern, which
is the basis of answer choice (A).
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer. As shown by the case of Newtonian physics, success
and substantiation is no guarantee of dominance.
Answer choice (C): This is an Exaggerated answer that takes one instance and exaggerates it into a
pattern. Although Newtonian physics was surpassed, this does not prove that every theory of physics
will eventually be surpassed. The answer goes farther than the facts of the stimulus and fails the Fact
Test.
Answer choice (D): Like answer choice (C), this answer goes too far. Although some theories of
physics have been dominant for centuries, there is no guarantee that every theory will be dominant
for that long.
Answer choice (E): Even though Einsteinian physics has enjoyed wide success in surpassing
Newtonian physics, nowhere in the stimulus is there evidence to prove that each theory must be
surpassed by an equally successful theory.
Must be true. The correct answer choice is (B)
The stimulus tells the story of recent physics theories: Newtonian physics was preeminent for
over two centuries, and despite widespread acknowledgment and confirmation it was surpassed by
Einsteinian physics in the early 1900s.
Answer choice (A): The two theories cited in the stimulus are not sufficient to form a pattern, which
is the basis of answer choice (A).
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer. As shown by the case of Newtonian physics, success
and substantiation is no guarantee of dominance.
Answer choice (C): This is an Exaggerated answer that takes one instance and exaggerates it into a
pattern. Although Newtonian physics was surpassed, this does not prove that every theory of physics
will eventually be surpassed. The answer goes farther than the facts of the stimulus and fails the Fact
Test.
Answer choice (D): Like answer choice (C), this answer goes too far. Although some theories of
physics have been dominant for centuries, there is no guarantee that every theory will be dominant
for that long.
Answer choice (E): Even though Einsteinian physics has enjoyed wide success in surpassing
Newtonian physics, nowhere in the stimulus is there evidence to prove that each theory must be
surpassed by an equally successful theory.