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Expression of Ideas practice question

The app's design is elegant. ____ its battery use is so heavy that many people delete it within a week.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

  1. A. Nevertheless,Correct
  2. B. Therefore,
  3. C. Similarly,
  4. D. For instance,

Answer: A. Nevertheless,

A merit, then a flaw that outweighs it. 'Nevertheless' concedes the first and turns to the second.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Therefore,
Heavy battery use isn't a consequence of an elegant design.
C. Similarly,
'Similarly' signals a parallel merit, but the second sentence is a flaw.
D. For instance,
Battery drain isn't an example of elegant design.

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