Question 20.
Based on the passage, which of the following options BEST describes “double not thinking”?
A
Men, over millennia, always confused human with being only male.
B
Men not thinking and women not being allowed to think is due to double not thinking.
C
Over millennia, men and women have been conditioned to treat women as unequal.
D
Whenever humans are mentioned, it is men; further, women are not mentioned.
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"One of the most important things to say about the gender data gap is that it is not generally malicious, or even deliberate[...] A double not thinking, even: men go without saying, and women don't get said at all. Because when we say human, on the whole, we mean man.".
From the above lines this can be inferred that whenever there is a discussion regarding humanity, men were hitherto the face, while women didn't even get considered. This is a typical case of "double not thinking".
Since only D captured this thought most aptly,
The correct option is D.
From the above lines this can be inferred that whenever there is a discussion regarding humanity, men were hitherto the face, while women didn't even get considered. This is a typical case of "double not thinking".
Since only D captured this thought most aptly,
The correct option is D.
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