Rather than really looking at things, people often skimp, fudge, or fake it-think of the detective who doesn't really want to know who committed the crime, just to collect enough evidence to get a conviction, or the academic who is less concerned to find the cause of racial disharmony than to get a large grant for investigating the matter. (Susan Haack, "A Fallibilist among the Skeptics")
This statement exemplifies a(n) _____.
A) report
B) illustration
C) argument
D) explanation
E) conditional statement

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The statement provides a concrete example to demonstrate a broader observation about human behavior, making it an illustration.

Rather Than Really Looking at Things, People Often Skimp, Fudge