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ID: DSAT-RW-62
Section: Digital SAT Reading & Writing (RW) - Broadly Reading - Information and Ideas
Topic: Inferences
Difficulty level: Medium

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Historians of computing have noted that Charles Babbage's designs for mechanical computation were shaped in part by his collaboration with Ada Lovelace, but many fail to recognize Lovelace as a mathematician in her own right. Indeed, her extensive notes on the Analytical Engine included the first published algorithm and wide-ranging reflections on general-purpose computation. Thus, those who primarily view Lovelace as an inspiration for Babbage's work ____________

Which choice most logically completes the text?

Aoverlook the many other factors that motivated Babbage to develop his engines.

Brisk misrepresenting the full range of Lovelace’s contributions to mathematics and computing.

Cmay draw inaccurate conclusions about how Babbage and Lovelace viewed each other's work.

Dtend to read Babbage's and Lovelace's writings in an overly autobiographical light.

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