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Political prejudice is only the most obvious source of dubious assumptions. More subtle but more pervasive are the metaphors and analogies coined to capture newly discovered phenomena and newly invented ideas that, by their very novelty, stretch existing terminology. Sometimes old words, such as ‘intelligence’, which meant general quickness of understanding, are turned to new purposes, as in the case of how Alfred Binet, Lewis Terman and other 20th-century psychologists defined an ‘intelligence quotient’ (IQ), which measures specific verbal and quantitative skills. But the new, scientific applications still drag along the baggage of the old words: IQ is conflated with all intelligence, and altruism with all unselfishness, and not just by the lay public.

Which of the following expressions duly correspond with the given passage:

A: The way we describe and conceptualize new ideas can introduce misconceptions.
B:Redefinition of terms helps in shedding the preconceived notions associated with the original words.
C: Biases in political viewpoints can lead to unfounded or questionable beliefs.
D:Even experts may be susceptible to misunderstandings stemming from the use of familiar but repurposed terminology.

Political prejudice is only the most obvious source of dubious assumptions. More subtle but more pervasive are the metaphors and analogies coined to capture newly discovered phenomena and newly invented ideas that, by their very novelty, stretch existing terminology. Sometimes old words, such as ‘intelligence’, which meant general quickness of understanding, are turned to new purposes, as in the case of how Alfred Binet, Lewis Terman and other 20th-century psychologists defined an ‘intelligence quotient’ (IQ), which measures specific verbal and quantitative skills. But the new, scientific applications still drag along the baggage of the old words: IQ is conflated with all intelligence, and altruism with all unselfishness, and not just by the lay public.

Which of the following expressions duly correspond with the given passage:

A: The way we describe and conceptualize new ideas can introduce misconceptions.
B:Redefinition of terms helps in shedding the preconceived notions associated with the original words.
C: Biases in political viewpoints can lead to unfounded or questionable beliefs.
D:Even experts may be susceptible to misunderstandings stemming from the use of familiar but repurposed terminology.

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