2016 · Q94
The writer is of the opinion that
EnglishSpotting Errors
- Aunicorns and salamanders were observed by ancient and medieval writers but were unknown to modern writers
- Bancient and medieval writers wrote authoritatively about unicorns and salamanders though they had never seen them
- Cunicorns and salamanders do not exist
- Donly those who had observed the habits of unicorns and salamanders wrote about them
Explanation
The writer notes that ancient and medieval writers 'knew all about unicorns and salamanders', yet 'not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them' — they wrote authoritatively about things they had never seen (B). A falsely claims modern writers were ignorant, C makes an existence claim the writer never makes, and D reverses the point. Hence the answer is B.