All of the following, if true, can weaken the passage's claim that facts do not speak for themselves, EXCEPT:

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Question :

All of the following, if true, can weaken the passage's claim that facts do not speak for themselves, EXCEPT:

A.
the truth value of a fact is independent of the historian who expresses it.
B.
facts, like truth, can be relative: what is fact for person X may not be so for person Y.
C.
a fact, by its very nature, is objective and universal, irrespective of the context in which it is placed.
D.
the order in which a series of facts is presented does not have any bearing on the production of meaning.

Option B is the correct answer.

Explanatory Answer

If option B is true, that is, if facts are relative and subject to interpretation, then that strengthens the passage's claim that facts do not speak for themselves. So, option B is the right answer choice.

The passage claims that facts do not speak for themselves by arguing that while facts are objective and universal and hold true irrespective of the historian who expresses it, it is the historian who decides to which facts to give the floor, and in what order or context, thereby influencing their interpretation. So, all options except B, if true, weaken the passage's claim.