Rhetorical Synthesis

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 4/5

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

<ul> <li>In the 1990s, Thylacine cloning was proposed using preserved museum DNA.</li> <li>The thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, went extinct in 1936.</li> <li>DNA samples available are highly fragmented.</li> <li>As of 2023, no thylacine has been cloned.</li> <li>Recent advances in CRISPR have renewed interest in the project.</li> </ul> The student wants to emphasize that interest persists despite technical obstacles. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

Which choice most effectively makes the student's point?

  • A

    The thylacine went extinct in 1936.

  • B

    Cloning was proposed in the 1990s.

  • C

    Although thylacine DNA samples are highly fragmented and no animal has yet been cloned, advances in CRISPR have renewed interest in the project.

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  • D

    CRISPR has renewed interest.

Explanation

The goal is persistence of interest despite obstacles. Choice B notes the fragmentation, the absence of result, and the renewed interest. The others give one element.

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