Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
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An obviously true or hackneyed statement
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- syllogism
- iconic
- imagism
- truism
Correct Option: D
truism (N.) : a statement that is clearly true and does not therefore add anything interesting or important to a discussion
syllogism (N.) : a way of arguing in which two statements are used for proving that a third statement is true
iconic (Adj.) : acting as a sign or symbol of something
imagism (N.) : a movement by American and English poets early in the 20th century in reaction to victorian sentimentality hackneyed (Adj.) : used too often and therefore boring
