Rewrite the given sentence by replacing the underlined phrase with another one, from lines 10 – 20. Some academicians think that reward, as a form of discipline, is a simple right or wrong issue.

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Some academicians think that reward, as a form of discipline, is a simple black or white issue.

Explanation: Here, in the sentence, when they use ‘right or wrong’, they mean a ‘this or that’ situation where there is a clear right and clear wrong. There are stark differences between the two; this is what the underlined phrase means

From the composition:

The business of puncturing illusions is never just black and white . My fellow divers had hundreds of dives under their belt and on the two-hour boat ride

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Rewrite the given sentence by replacing the underlined phrase with another one, from lines 10 – 20. Some academicians think that reward, as a form of discipline, is a simple right or wrong issue. Answer Some academicians think that reward, as a form of discipline, is a simple black or white issue. Explanation: Here, in the sentence, when they use ‘right or wrong’, they mean a ‘this or that’ situation where there is a clear right and clear wrong. There are stark differences between the two; this is what the underlined phrase means. From the composition: The business of puncturing illusions is never just black and white. My fellow divers had hundreds of dives under their belt and on the two-hour boat ride

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