Craft and StructureVery hardOverall structure: two views and a synthesis
Craft and Structure practice question
One camp holds that the city's growth should be planned in detail from the centre; another, that it should be left to the choices of individual builders. The city's most admired district was made by neither: a plan fixed only the street grid and the height of buildings, and everything else was left free. The result suggests that the useful question is not whether to plan but what to plan.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- A. It presents two opposing positions, describes a case that fits neither, and draws a conclusion that reframes the debate.Correct
- B. It argues for detailed central planning.
- C. It argues against any planning.
- D. It lists the buildings in the admired district.
Answer: A. It presents two opposing positions, describes a case that fits neither, and draws a conclusion that reframes the debate.
Two camps, a counter-case, and a reframed question.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. It argues for detailed central planning.
- The admired district had only a minimal plan.
- C. It argues against any planning.
- The district did have a plan, for the grid and heights.
- D. It lists the buildings in the admired district.
- No buildings are listed.
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