Set 6: Transitions
Explanation
PASSAGE
Facial recognition technology offers potential benefits for security and convenience. Airports use it to expedite passport control, and smartphones unlock with a glance. _______ civil liberties advocates warn of surveillance risks and the potential for racial bias in these systems.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
Detailed Answer Explanation
This question asks you to choose the transition that best connects two ideas. Benefits (security, convenience) vs. concerns (surveillance, bias). 'Yet' introduces the contrasting perspective from advocates. Transitions signal the relationship between sentences or paragraphs. Determine the logical relationship (addition, contrast, cause-effect, example) and select the transition that accurately expresses it. The right transition makes the relationship between ideas crystal clear. Consider what logical connection exists: Is the second idea adding to the first? Contrasting it? Showing a result? The transition should accurately reflect this relationship.
Key Evidence:
• "potential benefits"
• "civil liberties advocates warn"
Why others are wrong: B (Cause/effect - warnings aren't caused by the benefits.), A (Comparison - concerns contrast with, not resemble, benefits.), D (Emphasis - the concerns challenge, not confirm, the benefits.).
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