Even as technology threatens to alter medicine _________ , doctors work with the conviction that they are _________ in matters of prognosis and treatment. History, however, shows that those most invested in their own _________ are rarely the best judges of their own irreplaceability.
Even as technology threatens to alter medicine _________ , doctors work with the conviction that they are _________ in matters of prognosis and treatment. History, however, shows that those most invested in their own _________ are rarely the best judges of their own irreplaceability.
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 1
Technology alters medicine ___; doctors believe they are ___ in prognosis/treatment; history shows those invested in their own ___ are bad judges.
Answer: Option 1 - irrevocably; indispensable; survival.
- 'Irrevocably' = permanently, cannot be undone (technology's force on medicine)
- 'Indispensable' = absolutely necessary (doctors' self-image)
- 'Survival' = continued existence as a profession (what they're really invested in)
Elimination:
- Option 2: 'opportunistic doctors' - negative tone clashes with the doctors' self-belief
- Option 3: 'incredibly alter' is too informal; 'concerns' is too vague for what one is 'invested in'
- Option 4: 'immutable doctors' (unchanging) doesn't fit; 'subculture' is wrong
Trap: 'Immutable' sounds intellectual but means 'unchanging'. Doctors who feel essential would call themselves 'indispensable' (necessary), not 'immutable' (unchangeable).