Practice question · Estimate
A figure carries only a palm. Roughly how many individual saints does that identify?
Estimate on a scale from 0 saints (0) to 20 saints (20).
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- Ask what the palm signifies on its own.
- Martyrdom in general, which narrows the field without naming anyone.
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Why
None. The palm signifies martyrdom in general, so it narrows the field to a very large group and identifies no one. That is exactly why attributes are used in combination, the palm plus the wheel gives Catherine, and neither alone would.
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