SAT Reading & Writing Question of the Day

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The new biography resists the celebratory tone of earlier accounts, which portrayed the inventor as a tireless genius untroubled by doubt. Drawing on private letters and lab notebooks, the author shows repeated failures, abrupt changes of mind, and moments of fear about financial ruin. Set against a culture eager for simple heroes, the result is a _______ portrait that acknowledges achievement without disguising contradiction.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

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