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Set 11: Rhetorical Synthesis (Advanced)

Explanation

Answer: A

PASSAGE

A student is writing about photography's impact on painting. The student wants to explain how photography influenced artistic movements. Notes: - Photography captured reality more accurately than painting. - Artists began exploring abstraction since cameras handled realism. - Impressionism emerged partly as a response to photography. - Some painters incorporated photographic techniques.

Which choice most effectively uses information from the notes to accomplish the student's goal?

A. Because photography could capture reality more accurately, painters began exploring abstraction, leading to movements like Impressionism—demonstrating photography's profound influence on artistic evolution.✓ Correct
B. Photography was invented in the early 19th century and quickly became popular.
C. Some painters studied photographs to improve their realistic techniques.
D. Photography and painting are both important visual art forms.

Detailed Answer Explanation

This question asks you to effectively combine information to achieve a goal. The goal is how photography INFLUENCED movements. Camera realism leading to abstraction and Impressionism shows influence. The correct synthesis will use relevant details from the notes in a logical, purposeful way. Focus on what the question asks you to accomplish, then choose the answer that best achieves that goal using the provided information. Effective synthesis requires selecting and combining the most relevant information to achieve a specific purpose. Not all provided notes may be equally useful. Focus on what best accomplishes the stated goal while maintaining logical coherence.

Key Evidence:

• "explain how photography influenced artistic movements"

• "cameras handled realism"

• "Artists began exploring abstraction"

• "Impressionism emerged"

Why others are wrong: D (General comparison; doesn't explain influence.), B (Discusses photography's invention but not influence on art movements.), C (Shows technique borrowing but not movement-level influence.).

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