(单选题)

It is indicated in Para.4 that the conflict ______.

A.can be ultimately solved by the big data.

B.should be mainly blamed on Mr. Pinker and Mr. Garner.

C.exaggerated the difference between prescription and description.

D.was regrettably intensified by radical advocates on both sides.

参考答案：D

参考解析：

细节理解题。根据文章第四段第一句“The conflict between deion and preion should never have become so bitter”可知描写和规定之间的冲突不应该如此激烈；根据第四段倒数第二句“But both camps were ill-served by less thoughtful standard-bearers”可知两方阵营都被某些莽撞的教条主义者拖累了。很多愚蠢的规定主义者确实推行过毫无用处的规定。故选D。

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