[Video] Q18: No change or trick or cheat or swindle

Explanation for Question 18 From the Writing Section on the 2019 March Sat

Looking now at question number 18, 2 this sentence reads the hoax allowed Lloyd to climb only a few stories at 3 a time while always perpetuating the illusion that he was climbing several stories higher. 4 So what we're doing here is trying to figure out which word choice is 5 most appropriate to describe Lloyd's actions and what he's doing using this 6 replica. So answer choices, 7 a C and D hoax, 8 cheat and swindle I'll have a really negative connotation. 9 They're all suggesting, um, some sort of foul play, 10 or just generally really negative of motion. 11 Um, very malicious intent, 12 right? If you swindle or cheat someone, 13 that's definitely a very negative thing. 14 Um, a hoax is a very negative thing. However, 15 in this case, what Lloyd is doing, isn't really that negative. 16 It's just sort of, um, playing with the reader or excuse me, 17 the viewer's perception of reality. 18 He's making it seem like, um, 19 this replica is, is climbing many, 20 many stories or he's using the rapid cut to make it seem like they're 21 climbing many, many stories when it's only a few floors at a time. 22 So in this case, we're not talking about a I cheat or a swindle 23 or a hoax, just a simple illusion. 24 So answer choice B a trick provides that context. 25 That makes it sound like it's sort of a magic trick. 26 It's sort of, um, just a little illusion that he's creating. 27 Um, and it's not as negative as those other words. 28 So answer choice B is our best fit for 18. 29 We just want to make sure that even though a lot of these words 30 have a very similar meaning, we pick the one that has the right connotation, 31 the right implications and the right tone to kind of go along with the 32 sentiment that the author is trying to express here. 33 So answer choice B is our best bet for debris 18.