Rhetorical Synthesis

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

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

<ul> <li>Plant-based "milks" include almond, oat, and soy.</li> <li>Almond milk has the lowest calories but also the lowest protein.</li> <li>Oat milk has higher carbohydrates than soy or almond milk.</li> <li>Soy milk has protein content closest to dairy milk.</li> <li>All three are widely available in U.S. supermarkets.</li> </ul> The student wants to contrast the nutritional profiles of almond and soy milk. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

Which choice most effectively makes the student's point?

  • A

    Almond, oat, and soy milks are widely available.

  • B

    Oat milk has higher carbohydrates than the others.

  • C

    Almond milk has the lowest protein, while soy milk has protein content closest to dairy.

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  • D

    Almond milk has the lowest calories of the three.

Explanation

The goal is contrasting almond and soy specifically. Choice C does so on protein. A is similarity, B is about oat milk, D mentions only almond.

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