Set 9: Rhetorical Synthesis (Intermediate)
Explanation
PASSAGE
A student is writing about the hard problem of consciousness. The student wants to articulate why explaining subjective experience remains uniquely challenging. Notes: - Science can explain brain processes and neural correlates. - It cannot explain why experiences 'feel' like something. - This gap between physical processes and subjective experience is the 'hard problem.' - Some argue the problem may be unsolvable by current scientific methods.
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 WHY explaining experience is UNIQUELY challenging. Neural explanation vs. subjective feeling gap shows the unique difficulty. 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:
• "why explaining subjective experience remains uniquely challenging"
• "Science can explain brain processes"
• "cannot explain why experiences 'feel'"
• "gap between physical processes and subjective experience"
• "may be unsolvable"
Why others are wrong: B (Notes observation capability but not the challenge.), D (Notes advances but not why the problem is challenging.), C (Not in notes; discusses philosophical diversity, not the challenge.).
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