Expression of IdeasVery hardSynthesis: a verdict worth reconsidering
Expression of Ideas practice question
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- The ship sank in 1811 with 300 people aboard; 12 survived.
- A court in 1812 blamed the captain.
- The captain's log, found in 1998, shows he asked the owners for repairs twice and was refused.
- The court never saw the log.
The student wants to suggest that the 1812 verdict should be reconsidered. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
- A. The 1812 court blamed the captain, but his log, found in 1998 and never seen by the court, shows that he twice asked the owners for repairs and was refused.Correct
- B. The ship sank in 1811 and 12 people survived.
- C. A court in 1812 blamed the captain.
- D. The captain's log was found in 1998.
Answer: A. The 1812 court blamed the captain, but his log, found in 1998 and never seen by the court, shows that he twice asked the owners for repairs and was refused.
Evidence the court never had.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The ship sank in 1811 and 12 people survived.
- The disaster, no argument.
- C. A court in 1812 blamed the captain.
- The verdict, no argument.
- D. The captain's log was found in 1998.
- The discovery without its content.
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