Expression of IdeasHardRhetorical synthesis
Expression of Ideas practice question
While researching, a student took these notes:
• The axolotl is a salamander that keeps its larval features for life.
• Unlike most amphibians, it never fully metamorphoses.
• It can regenerate limbs, parts of its heart, and even its spinal cord.
• Scientists study it to understand tissue regeneration.
The student wants to emphasize the axolotl's regenerative ability. Which choice best uses the notes to accomplish this goal?
- A. The axolotl, a salamander, never fully metamorphoses like most amphibians.
- B. Scientists find the axolotl interesting for several reasons.
- C. The axolotl can regenerate limbs, parts of its heart, and even its spinal cord — abilities that draw scientists studying regeneration.Correct
- D. The axolotl is a salamander that keeps its larval features for life.
Answer: C. The axolotl can regenerate limbs, parts of its heart, and even its spinal cord — abilities that draw scientists studying regeneration.
The goal is to emphasize regeneration. Only C foregrounds the regenerative abilities and ties them to why scientists care. A and D describe metamorphosis; B is vague. Match the sentence to the stated goal.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. The axolotl, a salamander, never fully metamorphoses like most amphibians.
- This sentence is accurate, but it emphasizes the axolotl's incomplete metamorphosis rather than its regenerative ability, which is the stated goal.
- B. Scientists find the axolotl interesting for several reasons.
- This is too vague — it mentions that scientists are interested without ever naming the regenerative abilities the question asks you to emphasize.
- D. The axolotl is a salamander that keeps its larval features for life.
- This gives background on the axolotl's larval features and says nothing about regeneration, so it doesn't meet the stated goal.
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