PT127.S1.Q21

PrepTest 127 - Section 1 - Question 21

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Scientist: Isaac Newton's Principia, the seventeenth-century work that served as the cornerstone of physics for over two centuries, could at first be understood by only a handful of people, but a basic understanding of Newton's ideas eventually spread throughout the world. ████ █████ ████ ███ ████████ ██ █████████████ ███████ ██████████ ███ ███ ██████ ███ ███ ████████████ ████ ██████ ██████████ █████████ ████ ██ █████ ████ ███ ██ █████████ ████ ██ ████████ ████ █████ ████████ ██ ████ ████████████ ████████ ███ ████ ██████ ████ ██ ██████████ ████████████ █████████

Summarize Argument

Even though only a few people can understand recent scientific research now, it might eventually become common knowledge. Only a few people initially understood Isaac Newton's Principia, but a basic understanding of his ideas spread worldwide over time. The same thing could happen with recent scientific research.

Identify Argument Part

The stimulus text explains why Newton’s Principia supports the scientist’s main conclusion. It shows that Principia is a good example of what might happen with recent scientific research. Just as only a few people initially understood Principia, only a few people understand today’s scientific research. By highlighting the parallels between today’s research and Principia, the stimulus text explains why Principia is relevant to the author’s argument: If Principia became common knowledge over time, recent research might do the same.

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21.

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a

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b

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c

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d

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e

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