Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
The policy's deployment of econometric models, while statistically robust, remains normatively ____, eliding key ethical questions.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
Correct Answer: untenable
Explanation:
• The sentence uses the contrast marker 'while' to contrast the models being 'statistically robust' with a normative flaw.
• The phrase 'eliding key ethical questions' indicates that it ignores moral considerations, making the approach indefensible or unsustainable in a normative sense.
• Untenable means not capable of being defended or justified, which fits the context precisely.
Example: The minister's position became untenable after evidence of financial misconduct surfaced.