Examine a departure without jumping to conclusions
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A partial assistant sent detailed course diagrams to his own club while denying other teams access to the same useful information. A prejudiced comment about beginners assumed they could not build reliable boats before any beginner's model had been tested. An aberrant route taken by a normally steady model sent it circling while the other boats followed the expected line. The organizers considered fairness in the preparations and performance on the water separately, rather than treating every unexpected result as proof of bias.
The partial assistant was directed to share the course diagrams with every entrant instead of reserving useful information for his club. The organizers challenged the prejudiced assumption by checking each beginner's model on its observed merits. The aberrant route was traced to a loose steering link that made the boat turn continuously until the builder adjusted it. That mechanical explanation resolved the strange movement without excusing unequal access to information or unsupported assumptions about beginners.
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Look away from the passage. Can you explain each focus word in your own words?
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