Question 6.
The author mentions Kekulé's discovery of the structure of benzene and Mozart's symphonies to illustrate the point that:
A
great innovations across various fields can stem from flashes of intuition and are not always propelled by logical thinking.
B
unlike the sciences, human achievements in other fields are a mix of logical reasoning and spontaneous epiphanies.
C
Pinker's conclusions on sequential reasoning are belied by European achievements which, in the past, were more rooted in unconscious bursts of genius.
D
it is not just the creative arts, but also scientific fields that have benefitted from flashes of creativity.
Question Explanation
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Note the context in which the author mentions Kekulé's discovery of the structure of benzene and Mozart's symphonies: 'Despite the undeniable power of the sort of rationality he describes, many of the deepest insights in the history of science, math, music and art strike their originators in moments of epiphany. From the 19th-century chemist Friedrich August Kekulé's discovery of the structure of benzene to any of Mozart's symphonies, much extraordinary human achievement is not a product of conscious, sequential reasoning'. Here, the author is making the point that great innovations can stem from flashes of intuition and are not always propelled by logical thinking. Option A is the correct choice.
Hence, the answer is 'great innovations across various fields can stem from flashes of intuition and are not always propelled by logical thinking.'
Choice A is the correct answer.
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