Set 8: Rhetorical Synthesis
Explanation
PASSAGE
A student is writing about vaccine hesitancy. The student wants to identify factors that contribute to it. Notes: - Misinformation spreads quickly on social media. - Some parents distrust pharmaceutical companies. - Vaccine success has reduced visible disease threat. - Historical medical abuses have created distrust in some communities.
Which choice most effectively uses information from the notes to accomplish the student's goal?
Detailed Answer Explanation
This question asks you to effectively combine information to achieve a goal. The goal is to IDENTIFY factors. Misinformation, distrust, invisible diseases, and historical abuses are contributing factors. 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:
• "factors that contribute to it"
• "Misinformation spreads"
• "distrust pharmaceutical companies"
• "reduced visible disease threat"
• "Historical medical abuses"
Why others are wrong: A (States vaccine success; doesn't identify hesitancy factors.), B (Not in notes; discusses response, not factors.), D (Not in notes; discusses testing, not hesitancy factors.).
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