Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option
The speaker’s rhetoric was replete with appeals to emotion but lacked the __ of empirical substantiation.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (B) rigor
Concept (Rigour of Substantiation)
वाक्य कहता है कि भाषण भावनात्मक अपीलों से भरा था, परंतु उसमें अनुभवजन्य प्रमाण की कठोरता नहीं थी। Rigour (अमेरिकी वर्तनी rigor) का अर्थ है कठोरता, सटीकता और सावधान परख। 'Rigour of empirical substantiation' एक स्थापित अभिव्यक्ति है।
✓ सही वाक्य: The speaker’s rhetoric was replete with appeals to emotion but lacked the rigour of empirical substantiation.
Examiner’s Trap यह है कि depth, tone और validity उचित लग सकते हैं, परंतु 'rigour of substantiation' ही स्थापित अभिव्यक्ति है।
Concept (Rigour of Substantiation) The sentence says the speech was full of emotional appeals but lacked the strictness of empirical proof. Rigor (British spelling: rigour) means strictness, precision and careful scrutiny. 'Rigour of empirical substantiation' means strict, scientific testing of the evidence.
✓ Correct sentence The speaker's rhetoric was replete with appeals to emotion but lacked the rigor of empirical substantiation.
Examiner's Trap Depth, tone and validity may sound suitable, but 'rigour of substantiation' is the established expression.
Source: SSC CGL 2026 · 16 Oct 2026 · Shift II। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC CGL 2026 · 16 Oct 2026 · Shift II. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.