In her monograph on deep-sea benthic ecosystems, oceanographer Dr. Corinne Silva scrutinizes early twentieth-century expeditions that categorized abyssal fauna as static remnants of an ancient epoch. While acknowledging that these pioneering researchers worked under severe technological constraints, Silva contends that their persistent reliance on specimen collection via surface dredging was not merely crude, but actively disingenuous, as it ignored contemporaneous theoretical advances in physiological adaptation.
In the context of the passage, the word 'disingenuous' primarily conveys which of the following contextual connotations regarding the early oceanographers' conduct?
- A critical judgment that their practices involved intentional avoidance of conflicting scientific evidence.Cevap
- BAn unreserved condemnation attributing personal malevolence to the expedition leaders.
- CA neutral observation that early sampling techniques were technologically primitive.
- DAn insinuation that early oceanographic findings were entirely fabricated and fraudulent.
- EA literal description of the researchers' lack of formal academic credentials.
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The word 'disingenuous' in this context carries a connotation of critical judgment, indicating that the researchers acted with intentional insincerity by ignoring available theoretical evidence rather than simply making an honest technical error.
In the passage, Silva contrasts 'merely crude' (technically basic or unrefined) with 'actively disingenuous' (insincere or dishonest). The cause provided—ignoring existing theoretical advances—demonstrates that the word carries the connotation of calculated or intentional neglect of evidence, making the choice about intentional avoidance of conflicting scientific evidence correct.
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