Rhetorical Synthesis

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

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

<ul> <li>The U.S. presidential primary system has two main types.</li> <li>Caucuses are local meetings where party members discuss and select candidates.</li> <li>Primaries are elections in which voters cast ballots for candidates.</li> <li>Caucuses generally have lower turnout but more deliberation.</li> <li>Primaries generally have higher turnout but less deliberation.</li> </ul> The student wants to contrast the two systems. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

Which choice most effectively makes the student's point?

  • A

    Whereas caucuses involve local deliberation with lower turnout, primaries are ballot-based elections with higher turnout.

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  • B

    Primaries are elections.

  • C

    Caucuses are local meetings.

  • D

    Both systems are used in the U.S.

Explanation

The goal is contrast. Choice B names format and turnout for each. A is similarity, C and D each describe one system.

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