Resolve the Paradox
GMAT glossary · Verbal Reasoning
Definition
A task asking for a fact that allows two apparently conflicting observations to coexist.
Resolve the Paradox in plain English
Do not choose a fact that attacks either observation. The correct answer supplies a missing distinction, often time, subgroup, mechanism, or definition, that lets both surprising facts remain true.
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