Which of the following is most similar to the actions of nineteenth-century ethnologists in their editing of the life stories of Native Americans?
A witness in a jury trial invokes the Fifth Amendment in order to avoid relating personally incriminating evidence.
A stockbroker refuses to divulge the source of her information on the possible future increase in a stock's value.
A sports announcer describes the action in a team sport with which he is unfamiliar.
A chef purposely excludes the special ingredient from the recipe of his prizewinning dessert.
A politician fails to mention in a campaign speech the similarities in the positions held by her opponent for political office and by herself.
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正确答案是 D。19 世纪的民族学家在编辑有关美国印第安人的生活故事时采取的行动,最接近的是厨师有意不添加他的最佳甜品配方的特殊成分。这种行为和民族学家相似,因为两者都希望有意识地排除某些元素。民族学家认为他们想要排除的元素是禁忌,而厨师要排除的元素是配方中的特殊成分。