Question
Which distinction best completes the sentence? Select the correct answer from the list.(1 point)
Scholars long believed Homer was a poet who was blind and who sang his epic works rather than writing them down.
more recent scholarship suggests that Homer was not blind and wrote revisions of stories that had been in existence for hundreds of years.
Furthermore, As a result, Consequently, In contrast.
Scholars long believed Homer was a poet who was blind and who sang his epic works rather than writing them down.
more recent scholarship suggests that Homer was not blind and wrote revisions of stories that had been in existence for hundreds of years.
Furthermore, As a result, Consequently, In contrast.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The best choice to complete the sentence is "In contrast."
The completed sentence would read:
"Scholars long believed Homer was a poet who was blind and who sang his epic works rather than writing them down. In contrast, more recent scholarship suggests that Homer was not blind and wrote revisions of stories that had been in existence for hundreds of years."
This choice effectively highlights the differing views between traditional beliefs and more recent findings.
The completed sentence would read:
"Scholars long believed Homer was a poet who was blind and who sang his epic works rather than writing them down. In contrast, more recent scholarship suggests that Homer was not blind and wrote revisions of stories that had been in existence for hundreds of years."
This choice effectively highlights the differing views between traditional beliefs and more recent findings.