The museum's new exhibition on early 20th century women artists takes an ______ stance in presenting their feminist perspectives, unlike...
GMAT Craft and Structure : (Structure) Questions
The museum's new exhibition on early 20th century women artists takes an ______ stance in presenting their feminist perspectives, unlike previous shows that had minimized or overlooked these political elements.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
explicit
cautious
dismissive
unintended
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Create Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| 'The museum's new exhibition on early 20th century women artists takes an' |
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| '_______ stance in presenting their feminist perspectives,' |
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| 'unlike previous shows that had minimized or overlooked these political elements.' |
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Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: The museum's current exhibition approaches women artists' feminist perspectives differently than previous exhibitions that downplayed these political elements.
Step 2: Interpret the Question Precisely
This is a fill-in-the-blank question asking us to choose the best logical connector. The answer must create the right relationship between what comes before and after the blank.
Step 3: Prethink the Answer
- The key relationship here is the contrast word 'unlike.'
- If previous shows minimized or overlooked feminist perspectives, then this new exhibition must be doing the opposite.
- The missing word needs to describe a stance that clearly presents these perspectives rather than hiding them.
- The right answer should indicate the exhibition is being open and direct about presenting feminist perspectives.
explicit
✓ Correct
- 'Explicit' means direct, clear, and openly stated.
- Perfectly contrasts with previous shows that 'minimized or overlooked' these elements.
cautious
✗ Incorrect
- 'Cautious' suggests being careful or hesitant.
- This doesn't create the right contrast - a cautious stance could still minimize these elements.
dismissive
✗ Incorrect
- 'Dismissive' means rejecting or disregarding.
- This would be even worse than minimizing - it's the opposite of what we need.
unintended
✗ Incorrect
- 'Unintended' means accidental or not planned.
- This doesn't describe a deliberate stance at all.