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 —

1 point
A. designs for flying cars have changed considerably from past to 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 lack the imagination to find a practical use for flying cars

Answer 1

B. The contrast between "instantly go anywhere" and "no reason to leave home" shows the author arguing that the expected freedom from advanced technology turned out to be false.