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Set 14: Rhetorical Synthesis

Explanation

Answer: C

PASSAGE

A student is writing about redlining's legacy. The student wants to connect historical discrimination to present-day wealth disparities. Notes: - 1930s-era maps marked minority neighborhoods as 'hazardous.' - Banks refused loans in redlined areas. - Homeownership is a primary source of family wealth. - Formerly redlined areas still have lower property values today.

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

A. Lending discrimination has been illegal since the 1968 Fair Housing Act.
B. Homeownership remains the primary way most American families build wealth.
C. Historical redlining—which denied loans in minority neighborhoods—blocked access to homeownership, a primary wealth source, and these areas still have lower property values today, perpetuating wealth disparities.✓ Correct
D. In the 1930s, government maps marked minority neighborhoods as 'hazardous' for investment.

Detailed Answer Explanation

This question asks you to effectively combine information to achieve a goal. The goal is to CONNECT historical discrimination to PRESENT disparities. Loan denial → blocked ownership → lower values today shows the chain. 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 historical discrimination to present-day wealth disparities"

• "refused loans"

• "Homeownership is a primary source of...wealth"

• "still have lower property values today"

Why others are wrong: B (States wealth source but doesn't connect to redlining/disparities.), D (Describes historical practice but doesn't connect to present.), A (Not in notes; discusses legal change, not connection.).

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