Explanation for Question 16 From the Reading Section on the 2019 April Sat
16 and 17 go together. So let's start off with 16. 2 The passage implies that when conducting his laboratory work from batch would have most 3 been surprised by which finding. So first let's find out what position 4 for, in batch has. So if we look through the passage in 5 line 44, it says for in batches idea was such an exercise would force 6 many to realize how little they really know about cap 7 and trade and confronted with their own ignorance. 8 They would dampen their own enthusiasm. 9 They would be humbled. And as a result, take less extreme positions. 10 So basically people who have very extreme values 11 and are very opinionated, often don't know much about what 12 they have an opinion on. So now, 13 if we look at our answer choices, he would probably be most surprised 14 if people with extreme views had the best overall understanding of them. 15 So choice D. Now, 16 if we look for the best evidence, 17 let's go back and see what lines we had underlined to answer the question 18 before. And that starts here in line 44, 19 talking about his position. So now if we go back to look at the 20 answer choices lines 44 through 49 helped 21 us best with the previous question.