Studying wrappers from discontinued candies, cover images from out-of-print magazines, and posters promoting concerts by long-forgotten musicians may seem like a frivolous pursuit, but ephemeral objects like these are useful as __________ cultural change, revealing shifts in norms, values, and concerns that traditional objects of historical inquiry may not.
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hardWhich choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A
pretexts for
B
conjectures about
C
manifestations of
D
inducements to