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ACT Reading 2.4 Natural Science Passage. Which of the following best describes the findings of the Committee on Investigations and Oversight following the April 2008 hearing?
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Which of the following best describes the findings of the Committee on Investigations
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and Oversight following the April 2008 hearing?
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We don't have to look any further than the first paragraph to find out just what the
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committee had to say about the ATSDR.
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After a very brief skim, we can easily whittle down the answer choices to the right one.
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(A) points its finger at Dr. Chris De Rosa.
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We can absolve the good doctor, however, because we know that he was actually the whistleblower
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who reported the ATSDR's mismanagement.
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Choice (C) has it all wrong as well. The passage clearly tells us that the ATSDR were scientific bunglers.
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(D) is obviously wrong.
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The passage tells us in a billion different ways that the ATSDR did a terrible job.
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If anything, the author would probably describe the organization as irresponsible.
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(B) is the only answer choice that says anything remotely similar to the committee.
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According to the report, the ATSDR totally messed things up with the disaster, and then
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they tried to cover up the fact that they'd done so.
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Tsk, tsk, ATSDR. Sure, we've all tried to cover for something we've done wrong...
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...but this is a little different than trying to hide the fact that you ate the last piece of pizza...
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