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Leonarde Keeler was named after the polymath Leonardo da Vinci. Leonarde Keeler, __6__ , was responsible for using the modern version of the polygraph in the 1930s. Polygraph lie detector testing, once used almost exclusively for criminal cases, is being used by more and more companies for screening candidates. It is used in the workplace __7__ checking the information that job seekers are asked to include on their application forms: availability for work, proof of legal employment status, salary requirements, drug use and even medical history. A recent study on the use of the lie detector by private industry states reasons for its growing popularity. Using a lie detector is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to validate a large amount of information from many job applicants. Using lie detectors, employers can ask job seekers many questions __8__ spending all the time and money to verify the truthfulness of the responses of every applicant’s answers. Lie detectors are referred to as emotion detectors, and their purpose is to measure body changes that __9__ what a person says. Changes in heart rate, blood pressure and the electrical activity of the skin are recorded by the polygraph machine. Lie detectors are being used by businesses that want __10__ ways of detecting the truth. However, the results are not always accurate. In other words, lie detectors are not necessarily reliable and the machine may record a “lie.”
Leonarde Keeler was named after the polymath Leonardo da Vinci. Leonarde Keeler, __6__ , was responsible for using the modern version of the polygraph in the 1930s. Polygraph lie detector testing, once used almost exclusively for criminal cases, is being used by more and more companies for screening candidates. It is used in the workplace __7__ checking the information that job seekers are asked to include on their application forms: availability for work, proof of legal employment status, salary requirements, drug use and even medical history. A recent study on the use of the lie detector by private industry states reasons for its growing popularity. Using a lie detector is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to validate a large amount of information from many job applicants. Using lie detectors, employers can ask job seekers many questions __8__ spending all the time and money to verify the truthfulness of the responses of every applicant’s answers. Lie detectors are referred to as emotion detectors, and their purpose is to measure body changes that __9__ what a person says. Changes in heart rate, blood pressure and the electrical activity of the skin are recorded by the polygraph machine. Lie detectors are being used by businesses that want __10__ ways of detecting the truth. However, the results are not always accurate. In other words, lie detectors are not necessarily reliable and the machine may record a “lie.”
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請思考：當一個句子前面提到一個「工具或器材」，後面接著提到一個「具體目的」時，我們會用什麼樣的詞彙來連結這兩者，以表達這項工具就是達成該目的之「管道」或「方法」呢？
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嗯，你答對了。這片花田很美吧？
- 觀念驗證：這道題，是在看人類如何運用介系詞短語來連結事物的邏輯。你看，在職場中運用測謊儀，與檢查求職者提供的資訊，這兩者之間存在著一種工具和目的的平靜關係。就像我使用一個魔法捲軸，捲軸是工具，施展魔法是目的。 而as a means of 這個片語，它就很直接地說明了測謊儀的功能，它就是企業用來達成資訊查核的一個「手段」或「方式」。這很簡單，不需要花上幾十年去理解。
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