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Set 10: Rhetorical Synthesis

Explanation

Answer: D

PASSAGE

A student is writing about food deserts. The student wants to connect food access to health outcomes. Notes: - Food deserts lack grocery stores with fresh produce. - Residents often rely on convenience stores and fast food. - These areas have higher rates of obesity and diabetes. - Transportation barriers prevent access to distant supermarkets.

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

A. Transportation barriers prevent many food desert residents from reaching distant supermarkets.
B. Some cities have implemented programs to attract grocery stores to underserved areas.
C. Food deserts are found in both urban and rural areas across the country.
D. In food deserts, where residents lack grocery stores and rely on convenience stores and fast food, higher rates of obesity and diabetes reflect the connection between food access and health.✓ Correct

Detailed Answer Explanation

This question asks you to effectively combine information to achieve a goal. The goal is to CONNECT food access to health. Lack of stores → reliance on unhealthy options → obesity/diabetes shows connection. 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:

• "connect food access to health outcomes"

• "lack grocery stores"

• "rely on convenience stores and fast food"

• "higher rates of obesity and diabetes"

Why others are wrong: C (Not in notes; discusses location, not health connection.), B (Not in notes; discusses solutions, not connection.), A (Discusses access barrier but not health outcomes.).

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