Question

Read this sentence from paragraph 23.
Instead of getting technology that allowed us to instantly go anywhere we want, we got technology that gave us no reason to leave home.
The author uses antithesis in the sentence to stress the idea that —
A
designs for flying cars have changed considerably from the past to the present
B
the promise that advanced technology provides greater freedom is false
C
fictional accounts of future technology rarely prove to be accurate
D
people today lack the imagination to find a practical use for flying cars

Answer 1

B

The sentence contrasts the expected freedom to "instantly go anywhere" with the opposite result—technology that keeps us home—showing the promised greater freedom of advanced technology turned out to be false.