There are many areas where we automatically acknowledge that science is right and our intuitions are wrong when the two are in conflict. Thus, we all believe that the earth is round, even though it looks flat to us. (Barry Singer, "To Believe or Not to Believe")
This statement exemplifies a(n) _____.
A) illustration
B) conditional statement
C) argument
D) report
E) explanation

Question

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The statement serves as an illustration of how people often accept scientific facts over their personal intuitions, using the example of the Earth's shape.

There Are Many Areas Where We Automatically Acknowledge That Science