Read the passage below. Complete the final sentence of the passage by filling in the blank with the appropriate metaphorical noun that matches the parallel structure of the author's comparison.
Cevap:For decades, classical economists described the market as a self-regulating machine, a clockwork apparatus of gears and levers that, once set in motion by the forces of supply and demand, would run indefinitely without intervention. This mechanical metaphor, however, failed to account for the volatile human element. In the early twentieth century, John Maynard Keynes proposed a different vision, comparing the economy not to a cold machine, but to a temperamental beast driven by 'animal spirits.' These spirits—spontaneous urges to action rather than rational calculations—could propel the market to dizzying heights or drag it into prolonged periods of stagnation. In Keynes's view, the market was not a predictable clockwork but a fragile organism, highly sensitive to shifts in confidence and mood. Thus, while classical theory treated economic downturns as temporary glitches in a mechanical system, Keynesians saw them as systemic illnesses requiring active intervention. The debate, therefore, was not merely over policy, but over the fundamental metaphor: whether the state should act as a mechanic repairing a machine, or as a 【physician】 treating a patient.
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physician (or doctor)
The correct answer completes the parallel comparison in the final sentence. The author contrasts the classical view of the economy as a machine (repaired by a mechanic) with the Keynesian view of the economy as an organism (treated by a medical professional). Therefore, just as a mechanic repairs a machine, a physician or doctor treats a patient.
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Analyzing parallel metaphorical mappings and extended figurative language in academic passages.
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