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Question 1 · Hard · Reading and WritingAugust 2024 Batch 3 · Q24Rhetorical Synthesis · 0 solved

- Minor planets are astronomical objects that orbit the Sun but are neither planets nor comets. - Astronomer Jane Luu has discovered many minor planets in her career. - Alongside colleague David C. Jewitt, she discovered the minor planet (15836) 1995 DA2 on February 24, 1995. • Alongside colleagues David C. Jewitt, Chadwick Trujillo, and K. Berney, she discovered the minor planet (24952) 1997 QJ4 on August 28, 1997. Which choice most effectively uses information from the given sentences to emphasize the discovery of (15836) 1995 DA2 to an audience already familiar with Jane Luu?

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Strategy

Focus on the one event the prompt wants highlighted, and make sure the sentence opens with or strongly centers that event. For an audience already familiar with the person, avoid unnecessary biographical setup and avoid introducing a different example that competes with the target detail.

Hints (open one at a time)

Hint 1

Look for the option that keeps the attention on the single discovery the prompt wants highlighted.

Hint 2

Check whether the sentence mostly talks about that discovery, or whether it shifts to general background or a different minor planet.

Hint 3

The best choice names the target discovery directly and does not distract with extra events or fame; that is the one to pick.

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SAT Rhetorical Synthesis Question