PP1 (Shorter) Verbal Section 2 (Medium) Q1

<p><span style="color:#27ae60;"><span style="font-size:20px;">The Right Answer</span></span></p> <p>I recommend using <strong><span style="color:#8e44ad;">Math Strategy</span></strong> here. In fact, you can use the strategy in TWO different ways here:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Way 1: </strong>The phrase &quot;Far from&quot; indicates that the two ideas in the sentence contrast each other. The first idea states Jefferson is &quot;skeptical but enlightened,&quot; a positive idea. Contrasting with that idea, &quot;historians of the 1960s must view him negatively -- essentially the opposite of &quot;enlightened.&quot; Looking at the choices, <span style="color:#27ae60;">doctrinaire</span> is the best fit.</li> <li><strong>Way 2:</strong>&nbsp;The comma after &quot;thinker&quot; indicates that the two ideas support each other. To the right of the comma, we see that Jefferson was &quot;eager to fill the young with his political orthodoxy.&quot; He even &quot;censored&quot; ideas he didn&#39;t like. This is clearly negative. In the blank, we could guess a word like &quot;domineering.&quot; Again, <span style="color:#27ae60;">doctrinaire</span> is the best fit.</li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size:20px;"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">The Wrong Answers</span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color:#e74c3c;">an adventurous</span>: This choice <b>contradicts</b>&nbsp;the logic of the sentence because &quot;adventurous&quot; has a positive connotation.</li> <li><span style="color:#e74c3c;">an eclectic</span>: I would argue this choice <b>contradicts</b>&nbsp;the logic of the sentence. If Jefferson were an &quot;eclectic&quot; thinker, he wouldn&#39;t have been &quot;orthodox&quot; or &quot;censoring&quot; ideas.</li> <li><span style="color:#e74c3c;">a judicious</span>: This choice <b>contradicts</b>&nbsp;the logic of the sentence because &quot;judicious&quot; has a positive connotation.</li> <li><span style="color:#e74c3c;">a cynical</span>: This choice <strong>has no evidence</strong>. The sentence gives no indication of Jefferson&#39;s pessimism or optimism levels.</li> </ul>