Craft and StructureMediumStructure: belief, evidence, explanation
Craft and Structure practice question
A common belief holds that we use only ten percent of our brains. Brain scans tell a different story: over the course of a day, activity appears in virtually every region. The myth survives, it seems, because it flatters us with the promise of untapped power.
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
- A. A popular belief is stated, contradicted by evidence, and then accounted for.Correct
- B. A claim is made and then supported with a series of examples.
- C. Two competing views are presented and reconciled.
- D. A question is raised and deliberately left unanswered.
Answer: A. A popular belief is stated, contradicted by evidence, and then accounted for.
Sentence one: the belief. Sentence two: the scans that contradict it. Sentence three: why the belief persists anyway.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. A claim is made and then supported with a series of examples.
- The belief is contradicted, not supported.
- C. Two competing views are presented and reconciled.
- The scan evidence isn't reconciled with the myth; it overturns it.
- D. A question is raised and deliberately left unanswered.
- No question is posed, and the text explains rather than leaving things open.
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