Question

years after lead contamination in flint, michigan, made national headlines, city branding materials showcase farmers markets, mural festivals, and new condos while relegating the water crisis to a single line about \lessons learned.\ in this reimagined flint, the reassuring story of total recovery continues to ____ as the default truth, and residents descriptions of ongoing problems are treated as outliers. 4 mark for review which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? (answer : b) a reverberate b prevail c circulate d dissipate

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the context: the story of total recovery is presented as the default truth, while residents' accounts of ongoing problems are outliers. We need a word that means the story remains dominant or is widely accepted.

• "Reverberate" means to echo, which doesn't fit the idea of a story being the default truth.
• "Prevail" means to be dominant or widespread, which matches the context of the recovery story being the default truth.
• "Circulate" means to move around, which doesn't convey the idea of dominance.
• "Dissipate" means to disperse or fade, which is the opposite of what's needed here as the story is continuing as the default truth.

Answer:

B. prevail