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waynest

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Suppose that an English teacher tells you that she thinks it is ridiculous to try to avoid using forms like man to refer to both males and females. Your most informed response would be:
 
  a. You're right, because people now understand that man actually includes both men and women..
  b. You're right, because people don't even notice the difference between a term like man and a gender-neutral term like person..
  c. You're right, because research has shown that it is extremely difficult to teach people to use gender-neutral terms..
  d. You're wrong, because masculine-generic terms actually encourage people to think about males, rather than females..

Question 2

Studies on the masculine generic show that
 
  a. people usually understand that the term he can refer to both males and females.
  b. men believe that he refers to both males and females, whereas women believe that he refers only to males.
  c. most undergraduates understand that a phrase such as prehistoric man really refers to both men and women.
  d. in general, people understand that the term he refers to males, rather than to both males and females.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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