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The sentences given below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the numbers as your answer.

  1. Impartiality and objectivity are fiendishly difficult concepts that can cause all sorts of injustices even if transparently implemented.
  2. It encourages us into bubbles of people we know and like, while blinding us to different perspectives, but the deeper problem of 'transparency' lies in the words " and much more".
  3. Twitter's website says that "tweets you are likely to care about most will show up first in your timeline based on accounts you interact with most, tweets you engage with, and much more."
  4. We are only told some of the basic principles, and we can't see the algorithm itself, making it hard for citizens to analyse the system sensibly or fairly or be convinced of its impartiality and objectivity.

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Solution

✅ Correct Answer: 1324

From passage: "It encourages us into bubbles..." (sentence 2) and "Twitter's website says..." (sentence 3)

The key insight here: sentence 2 starts with "It" - this pronoun must refer to something specific from an earlier sentence.


Step-by-step thought process:

First, we look for mandatory pairs -> sentence 3 mentions "Twitter" and sentence 2 starts with "It" -> this creates a 3→2 connection (Twitter → It)

Next, we trace the thematic flow -> sentence 1 introduces "impartiality and objectivity" and "transparency" -> these are the main concepts that need examples

Then we see sentence 2 mentions "and much more" -> this directly quotes from sentence 3's ending -> confirms 3→2 pair

Finally, sentence 4 concludes by returning to "impartiality and objectivity" from sentence 1 -> creates a circular structure

Flow: General concept (1) → Specific example (3) → Analysis of example (2) → Broader conclusion (4)


Since this is a sequencing question with only one correct answer 1324, the elimination process focuses on identifying the mandatory 3→2 pair and the logical thematic flow.

🟢 Sequence 1324 is correct -> captures the complete logical flow: introduces concepts → gives Twitter example → analyzes the example → concludes with broader implications

Any other sequence would break either the pronoun reference (It referring to Twitter) or the thematic progression from general to specific to analysis to conclusion.

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