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Expression of Ideas practice question
The team's first attempt to replicate the experiment failed to produce the published result. ____ the researchers redesigned the procedure step by step before trying again.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
- A. As a result,Correct
- B. Nonetheless,
- C. For instance,
- D. Similarly,
Answer: A. As a result,
The redesign was a response to the failure: because the first attempt failed, they changed the procedure. A cause-and-effect transition fits: 'As a result'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Nonetheless,
- 'Nonetheless' means 'in spite of that'. The redesign wasn't done despite the failure; it was done because of it.
- C. For instance,
- 'For instance' introduces an example. Redesigning the procedure isn't an example of a failed replication.
- D. Similarly,
- 'Similarly' signals a parallel point. The second sentence describes what followed from the first, not something like it.
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