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Difficulty: HardMeeting Specific Rhetorical Goals

Passage Excerpt:
Constructed in 1932, the Harlem YMCA on 135th Street was more than a residential facility; it was a sanctuary for African American artists and intellectuals who were barred from segregated hotels. [Sentence X] Local residents frequented its library and exhibition spaces, fostering a vibrant intellectual community.

The writer wants to add a sentence at the position of [Sentence X] that provides a vivid description of the building's physical appearance and emphasizes its visual contrast with the surrounding neighborhood. Given that all the choices are true, which choice best accomplishes this goal?

  1. A
    Designed by the prominent architectural firm of Voorhees, Gmelin & Walker, the building cost over one million dollars to construct during the height of the Great Depression.
  2. B
    The building featured a detailed neo-Georgian design, it stood out from the other smaller buildings on the block.
  3. With its towering red-brick neo-Georgian facade and decorative terra-cotta detailing, the structure loomed majestically over the neighboring low-rise tenements.Answer
  4. D
    The facility provided affordable housing and recreational areas, which helped support young men arriving in New York during the Great Migration.

Answer

The choice describing the towering red-brick neo-Georgian facade and decorative terra-cotta detailing looming over the neighboring low-rise tenements is correct because it provides concrete, vivid descriptive details of the building's physical appearance and contrasts it directly with the surrounding low-rise buildings.
The choice describing the towering red-brick neo-Georgian facade and terra-cotta detailing looming over the neighboring low-rise tenements is correct because it provides concrete, vivid descriptive details of the building's physical appearance and contrasts it directly with the surrounding low-rise buildings.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the prompt to identify the specific rhetorical goals requested.
The goal requires two elements: a vivid description of the building's physical appearance, and an emphasis on its visual contrast with the surrounding neighborhood.
To ensure the correct choice meets all parts of the rhetorical criteria.
2
Evaluate each option against the dual requirements of physical description and visual contrast.
The choice detailing the neo-Georgian facade and terra-cotta detailing looming over neighboring low-rise tenements satisfies both, whereas other options focus on historical details, social context, or contain grammatical errors like a comma splice.
To eliminate choices that fail the rhetorical goal or contain grammatical errors.
3
Select the option that is both grammatically correct and fully meets the rhetorical criteria.
The option describing the red-brick facade and its relation to neighboring low-rise tenements is selected.
To finalize the correct answer.

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Meeting Specific Rhetorical Goals
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