Why is answer E?
If it says conspiracy against experience why would we manage experience then?
Also reducing in discrete parcels doesn't necessaily means managing.
I don’t see how manage means reduce
I know it’s not very convincing. My logic was manage->control-> reduce. I was also not 100% convinced so I used POE and was able to eliminate the other 4
I'd guess B. transcribe, to mean something related to record experience by reducing it into discrete parcel.
Think of, for instance, "I'm managing my pain," "I'm managing my alcoholism"—I'm imposing limits on it, subjecting it to my control.
Yeah, this one is difficult. To me the word conspiracy implies a plot/stratagem. Why would language be a plot/stratagem against experience? Probably because it is an attempt at condensing an overwhelming amount of experiences down into a digestible format for society.
The only answer choices that could make sense would be transcribe or manage. Manage works better because “reducing into discrete parcels” implies some type of organization.
"transcribe" is usually used for text.
"extrapolate" is for extracting.
"manage" certainly doesn't fit.
I'd choose transcribe.
It has to be “manage.” None of the others fit at all to me. “Manage” does seem a bit weird, but think about the aspect of “management” that takes the form of “control.” I.e. when we attempt to manage other people or processes, we are trying to arrange them in a way that creates a desired outcome. That is the meaning associated with “manage” that goes into this blank. Btw, I highly recommend free vocabulary flashcards from Manhattan Review. They include example sentences, which really helps with this sort of challenge. I hope I’ve made it make sense for you.
I really want the answer to be extrapolate because it sounds good. But unfortunately, it is not the correct answer.
The phrase "conspiracy against" means someone or something is asserting influence over language. Only Answer Choice E is appropriate as manage also means "to assert influence and control over."
Honestly both transcribe and manage would be pretty legitimate here. Manage is probably the most natural but I think it makes perfect sense to argue language manages experiences by transcribing it into words which would be those discrete parcels. Not a huge fan of transcribe showing up as an option here.
Though on reading it again, transcribe is a bit stilted flow wise so like I get it.
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Needs to be something to do with REDUCING. Only manage is similar in meaning.