Question

Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.

• A. No known real researcher of human behaviour would say that gender is all nature or all nurture
• B. The evidence for a biological basis for gender certainly doesn’t mean we should be complacent in the face of sexism.
• C. Many people are uncomfortable with the idea that gender is not purely a social construct.
• D. Despite this empirical truth, researchers who study the biological basis of gender often face political pushback.
• E. There’s a political preference for gender to be only a reflection of social factors and so entirely malleable.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The goal is to find the sentence that doesn't belong in a paragraph discussing gender as either a natural or social construct. Let's examine each sentence:

1. No credible researcher of human behavior would claim gender is solely determined by nature or solely by nurture.
2. Evidence of a biological basis for gender does not justify complacency regarding sexism.
3. Many find the notion that gender is not entirely a social construct unsettling.
4. Despite this empirical reality, researchers studying the biological basis of gender frequently encounter political opposition.
5. There is a political inclination to view gender as purely a social phenomenon, making it entirely changeable.

Sentences 1, 3, 4, and 5 all focus on the nature vs. nurture debate surrounding gender and the political consequences of viewing it as a social construct. Sentence 2, while important, shifts the focus away from the main discussion about perception and the challenges faced by researchers. Therefore, the sentence that stands out is:

Sentence 2: Evidence of a biological basis for gender does not justify complacency regarding sexism.