Expression of IdeasVery hardConcluding after a chain of reasoning
Expression of Ideas practice question
The manuscript's ink contains a pigment first made in 1710, and its paper carries a watermark used by a mill that closed in 1730. ____ the manuscript was almost certainly written in the two decades between those dates.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
- A. Taken together, these facts suggest thatCorrect
- B. In spite of this,
- C. For example,
- D. Before that,
Answer: A. Taken together, these facts suggest that
Two dating clues, then the conclusion drawn from both.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. In spite of this,
- The conclusion follows from the facts rather than resisting them.
- C. For example,
- The conclusion is not an example.
- D. Before that,
- No earlier time is being introduced.
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