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by vikram_k51 » Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:16 am
582. Plausible though it sounds, the weakness of the hypothesis is that it does not incorporate all relevant evidence.
(A) Plausible though it sounds, the weakness of the hypothesis
(B) Even though it sounds plausible, the weakness of the hypothesis
(C) Though plausible, the hypothesis' weakness
(D) Though the hypothesis sounds plausible, its weakness
(E) The weakness of the hypothesis which sounds plausible
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by capnx » Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:25 am
D

all other choices weakness is the reference for "it"
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by riteshbindal » Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:26 am
D IMO.
OA plz.
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by pandeyvineet24 » Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:37 pm
(A) and (B) has same problem.
"it" - ambiguous, refers to weakness/hypothesis

(C)
"It" can only refer to a nouun. Need a noun, "hypothesis'" acts as an adjective here.

(D)
Correct

(E) The weakness of the hypothesis which sounds plausible
Unclear "Which". Can refer to either weakness or hypothesis
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