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Expression of Ideas practice question

The council removed the traffic lights at the junction and replaced them with a plain roundabout. ____ accidents at the junction fell by half, apparently because drivers, no longer trusting a green light, slowed down and looked.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

  1. A. Counterintuitively,Correct
  2. B. For example,
  3. C. In contrast,
  4. D. In other words,

Answer: A. Counterintuitively,

Fewer controls, fewer accidents.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. For example,
Not an example.
C. In contrast,
Not a contrast with the removal itself.
D. In other words,
Not a restatement.

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