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From the Ted Talk by Elizabeth Cox: Can you outsmart the college admissions fallacy?

Unscramble the Blue Letters


Not convinced? Well, I’m sure you, as a jdgue, won’t mind hearing a bit more evidence.

“It’s 1996, and the case has gone all the way to the Supreme Court of the uinted States. The crout has ruled 7 to 1 that VMI must begin to admit women. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivers the ruling, calling out the state of Virginia for its circular reasoning.”

If I may, I'd like to bring my companion here up to speed on your logic. And while I’m at it, I’ll borrow that. Now, let’s see. She points out that Virginia’s justification for excluding women from VMI gave the maens as an end— that is, it argued that women should be eeucdxld because the school’s mission was single-sex education, when in fact the school’s stated mission was to produce citizen sdoielrs prepared to take on leadership roels in American society— an aim, Justice gusribng asserts, that is surely baord enough to include women.

Open Cloze


Not convinced? Well, I’m sure you, as a _____, won’t mind hearing a bit more evidence.

“It’s 1996, and the case has gone all the way to the Supreme Court of the ______ States. The _____ has ruled 7 to 1 that VMI must begin to admit women. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivers the ruling, calling out the state of Virginia for its circular reasoning.”

If I may, I'd like to bring my companion here up to speed on your logic. And while I’m at it, I’ll borrow that. Now, let’s see. She points out that Virginia’s justification for excluding women from VMI gave the _____ as an end— that is, it argued that women should be ________ because the school’s mission was single-sex education, when in fact the school’s stated mission was to produce citizen ________ prepared to take on leadership _____ in American society— an aim, Justice ________ asserts, that is surely _____ enough to include women.

Solution


  1. ginsburg
  2. soldiers
  3. roles
  4. excluded
  5. united
  6. court
  7. broad
  8. means
  9. judge

Original Text


Not convinced? Well, I’m sure you, as a judge, won’t mind hearing a bit more evidence.

“It’s 1996, and the case has gone all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States. The court has ruled 7 to 1 that VMI must begin to admit women. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivers the ruling, calling out the state of Virginia for its circular reasoning.”

If I may, I'd like to bring my companion here up to speed on your logic. And while I’m at it, I’ll borrow that. Now, let’s see. She points out that Virginia’s justification for excluding women from VMI gave the means as an end— that is, it argued that women should be excluded because the school’s mission was single-sex education, when in fact the school’s stated mission was to produce citizen soldiers prepared to take on leadership roles in American society— an aim, Justice Ginsburg asserts, that is surely broad enough to include women.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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collocation frequency
witch hunts 5
admissions policy 2


Important Words


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