The widespread medical acceptance of Dr. Edward Jenner's smallpox vaccination method helped ______ the development of immunization techniques for othe...
GMAT Craft and Structure : (Structure) Questions
The widespread medical acceptance of Dr. Edward Jenner's smallpox vaccination method helped ______ the development of immunization techniques for other infectious diseases. His pioneering work in the 1790s established scientific principles that modern vaccine research continues to build upon.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Create Passage Analysis Table
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| "The widespread medical acceptance of Dr. Edward Jenner's smallpox vaccination method helped" |
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| "the development of immunization techniques for other infectious diseases." |
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| "His pioneering work in the 1790s established scientific principles that modern vaccine research continues to build upon." |
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Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: Dr. Jenner's widely accepted smallpox vaccine had a positive impact on the development of vaccines for other diseases.
Argument Flow: The passage establishes that Jenner's vaccination method gained widespread medical acceptance, then describes how this success influenced broader vaccine development, and concludes by emphasizing the enduring scientific principles he established that continue to guide modern research.
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 relationship between Jenner's successful, widely accepted smallpox vaccine and the development of other vaccines should be positive and forward-moving
- The supporting evidence tells us that his work established scientific principles that modern vaccine research continues to build upon, which suggests his success helped move the field forward rather than hindering it
- The right answer should indicate that widespread acceptance of his method helped push forward, promote, or accelerate the development of vaccines for other diseases
- "Restrict" means to limit or constrain
- This creates a negative relationship that contradicts the evidence about Jenner establishing principles that modern research builds upon
- "Complicate" means to make more difficult or complex
- This suggests Jenner's work made vaccine development harder, which contradicts the idea that he established helpful scientific principles
- "Advance" means to move forward or promote progress
- This creates the logical positive relationship between Jenner's successful method and broader vaccine development
- Perfectly matches our prethinking that his widely accepted work helped push the field forward
- "Question" means to doubt or challenge
- This would suggest that acceptance of Jenner's method led people to doubt vaccine development for other diseases, which contradicts the supportive relationship indicated by the evidence