#4 - A favorable biography of a politician omits certain

[kevin.hussain24]

Hello,

Why is E right? I'm a little confused
I choice B, but The conclusion is little confusing, maybe that's why i choice B. Conclusion: Ignorance of this kind cannot be used to evade blame for misleading readers. I see it as you can't blame the author but choice e says you should blame the author for omitting facts. can you please explain?

Thank you
Kevin H

[Claire Horan]

Hi Kevin,

I encourage you to paraphrase arguments in your own words, especially when they are wordy or use vocabulary you are less familiar with. The word "evade" is a synonym for escape. The conclusion can be roughly paraphrased as "Biographers can't escape blame by claiming they are ignorant of well-known facts about the subject of their work." So, you CAN blame the author. Now can you see why E is the right answer?

And if, by chance, you encounter a vocabulary word that's unknown to you, look for context clues. In the second sentence, the biographer claims he CAN'T be blamed. The third sentence responds with "however," a strong indication that the author of the passage believes he CAN be blamed.

Thanks for the question!