Principle ApplicationDiff: Hard
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: The author suggests that scientific labels with 'good' or 'bad' social connotations should be avoided because they mess with objective research.
Conclusion: Ecologists should stop using terms like 'invasive species.'
Reasoning: These terms carry human moral baggage that can bias an ecologist's scientific judgment before they even look at the data.
Analysis: The core logic here is that descriptive terms carrying evaluative weight risk biasing a professional's objective analysis and should therefore be discarded. This principle advocates for linguistic neutrality to protect the integrity of data interpretation. When looking for a parallel, identify a scenario where a professional is advised to avoid loaded language to ensure their judgment remains untainted by social or moral preconceptions.
Conclusion: Ecologists should stop using terms like 'invasive species.'
Reasoning: These terms carry human moral baggage that can bias an ecologist's scientific judgment before they even look at the data.
Analysis: The core logic here is that descriptive terms carrying evaluative weight risk biasing a professional's objective analysis and should therefore be discarded. This principle advocates for linguistic neutrality to protect the integrity of data interpretation. When looking for a parallel, identify a scenario where a professional is advised to avoid loaded language to ensure their judgment remains untainted by social or moral preconceptions.
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Unlock Full Passage25.Which one of the following conforms most closely to the principle illustrated above?
Correct Answer
D
D mirrors the principle: software developers (a technical context) are urged to avoid psychological (human) terms for programs (non-human systems), because doing so could bias their expectations about performance before seeing how the programs handle new inputs. That is the same structure: avoid anthropomorphic/value-laden language to prevent pre-evidence bias.
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