单选题 Contrary to the popular conception that it is powered by conscious objectivity, science often operates through error, happy accidents, ______and persistence in spite of mistakes.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:句意:与“科学以有意识的客观性为其推动力”这一流行的观念相反,科学常常是通过谬误、巧合、直觉式的预感以及全然不管失误而坚持不懈的努力来操作运行的。hunch“基于直觉的想法”,可与error,happy accidents等形成语义和结构上的并列,符合题干句意,为正确答案。fact“事实”,control“自制”,deduction“(根据原则而做出的)推理,推断”三者可以说都是有意识的客观性(conscious objectivity),与题干语境不符,均需排除。