Question
Choose the pair of words that best completes the sentence:
Fire fighters make a distinction between motivations of people who set fires deliberately: ______________________, which is an uncontrollable urge, and arson, or ________________________, which is an act of revenge motivated by self-interest, such as setting one's own property on fire to collect the insurance.
inflammation . . . conflagration
pyromania . . . incendiarism
flagrance . . . flamboyance
cautery . . . pyrotechnics
fervor . . . scintillation
Fire fighters make a distinction between motivations of people who set fires deliberately: ______________________, which is an uncontrollable urge, and arson, or ________________________, which is an act of revenge motivated by self-interest, such as setting one's own property on fire to collect the insurance.
inflammation . . . conflagration
pyromania . . . incendiarism
flagrance . . . flamboyance
cautery . . . pyrotechnics
fervor . . . scintillation
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The best pair of words that completes the sentence is:
**pyromania . . . incendiarism**
This choice accurately reflects the psychological urge to set fires (pyromania) and the act of setting fires for self-interested motives (incendiarism).
**pyromania . . . incendiarism**
This choice accurately reflects the psychological urge to set fires (pyromania) and the act of setting fires for self-interested motives (incendiarism).