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1. Identify What is the central idea thd li
essay? What key points support that central idea?
2. Summarize Why is using our five senses to understand the more complicated
aspects of the world around us a problem, according to the author?
3. Interpret The author says, "we register the world's stimuli in logarithmic rather
than linear increments." In your own words, explain what he means.
4. Analyze The author provides a brief explanation and discussion of
parapsychology. Although it may seem like a digression, it serves his larger
purpose. What function does this discussion serve?
5. Synthesize Why does the author begin the essay with a quotation by Edwin
P. Hubble and then later suggest a revision of the quotation? How do the two
versions of the quotation help shape and refine the essay's central idea?
6. Interpret Tyson writes, "In modern times, if the sole measure of what's out there
flows from your five senses then a precarious life awaits you." Explain what he
means by this statement.

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