[Video] Q38: As used in line 84, “nature” most nearly means

Explanation for Question 38 From the Reading Section on the Official Sat Practice Test 8

Okay. So we're now moving on to 38. This is an easy one. 2 We're going to line 84. We're going to find the word neutral. 3 We're going to replace it with something we think it means. And then we're 4 going to compare our guests to the options over here. 5 So line 84 nature. 6 Let's see. Let's try to highlight it. 7 Um, yeah, 8 right here. Okay. Do you think that the nature of man will be changed 9 that the same causes that produce agitation at one time? 10 I know that will not have the same effect, the nature of men. 11 When you think about the nature of humankind, the nature of man, 12 I think about like their traits, 13 that characteristics, right? Like human nature is like human character, 14 human instinct. So let's see if any of those are options here. 15 And I see the word character right here. So you see how easy this 16 makes it. I guessed, I predicted. 17 And then I came to the answer force has nothing to do with character 18 or traits. Simplicity has nothing to do with character traits in the world. 19 Again, the other three are just not even options. Right? 20 So there you have it. The answer is.