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Some sort of parallel may be found in the way logical connectives are usually unnecessary and often misleading, because too simple. Omitting an adjective one would need ‘therefore’ stressing the adjective ‘although’; both logical connections are implied if the sentences are just put after another. In the same way, people are accustomed to judge automatically the forces that hold together a variety of ideas; they feel they know about the forces, if they have analysed the ideas; many forces, indeed, are covertly included within ideas; and so of the two elements, each of which defines the other, it is much easier to find words for the ideas than for the forces. Most of the ambiguities I have considered here seem to me beautiful; I consider, then, that I have shown by example, in showing the nature of the ambiguity, the nature of the forces which are adequate to hold it together. It would seem very artificial to do it the other way round, and very tedious to do it both ways at once. I wish only, then, to say here that such vaguely imagined ‘forces’ are essential to the totality of a poem and they cannot be discussed in terms of ambiguity, because they are complementary to it. But by discussing ‘ambiguity’, a great deal may be made clear about them. In particular, if there is contradiction, the greater the tension; in some way other than by the contradiction, the tension must be conveyed, and must be sustained.


It is easy to find words for ideas than for forces because:

Options

A

Ideas are embedded in forces

B

Ideas are embedded in forces

C

Two elements are synonymously defined

D

Forces are abstract

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Correct Answer :

Option B

Ideas are embedded in forces

Solution :

The correct option is Ideas are embedded in forces.


Let us analyze the passage to understand why this option is correct:
The author states, "...many forces, indeed, are covertly included within ideas; and so of the two elements, each of which defines the other, it is much easier to find words for the ideas than for the forces."


Here, the passage notes that "forces" are covertly included or embedded within "ideas". Since these forces are already contained within the ideas themselves, and the two elements define each other, we naturally find it much easier to articulate and find words for the "ideas" (which act as the container) rather than the underlying "forces" (which are hidden or embedded within them).

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