Because Phil was such a memorable and -------- orator, many people mistook his ability to talk about a wide variety of subjects for genuine --------------.
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The two blanks need words that mean "adept or skilled" and "knowledge acquired by study, research, etc.; learning; scholarship". The answer is (e) adroit … erudition.