Rhetorical Synthesis

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 2/5

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

<ul> <li>Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding.</li> <li>The word combines "ori" (folding) and "kami" (paper).</li> <li>Modern origami is often associated with Akira Yoshizawa (1911-2005).</li> <li>Yoshizawa popularized standardized folding diagrams.</li> <li>The art has applications in design, math, and engineering.</li> </ul> The student wants to introduce origami to an audience unfamiliar with it. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

Which choice most effectively makes the student's point?

  • A

    Akira Yoshizawa popularized standardized folding diagrams.

  • B

    Origami has applications in design, math, and engineering.

  • C

    The word origami means folding paper.

  • D

    Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding, with the word combining 'ori' (folding) and 'kami' (paper).

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Explanation

An introduction defines the subject and unpacks the term. Choice C does both clearly. The others assume the reader knows what origami is.

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