CAE Preparation Lesson 16

The journalist spent months compiling together data from hundreds of different sources.

The politician made a swiping generalisation when he claimed that all young people are lazy.

The new regulation turned out to be a double-sided sword — it protected consumers but damaged small businesses.

Much of what we hear about the effects of social media is only anecdotical evidence.

A landmarked study published in 1998 completely changed how we understand memory.

The results of the experiment didn't stand up to scrutinity, and the study was withdrawn.

You should take his claims with a grain of salt — he is known for exaggerating everything.

Several independent researchers were able to corroborate with the findings of the original study.

The professor warned students not to accept statistics on face value without checking the source.

We need empiric evidence before we can draw any firm conclusions from this research.

It took the detective a while to connect the points and identify the real suspect.

The new data seemed to call in question everything the team had assumed about climate patterns.

Scientists managed to shed a light on the causes of the disease after years of research.

Our judgements can be influenced by mental bias that we are not even aware about.

The committee was asked to scrutinise over every aspect of the proposed legislation.