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Difficulty: HardMeeting Specific Rhetorical Goals

In 1970, when graphic designer Hiroshi Ohchi founded the design journal *Idea*, he sought to bridge the aesthetic gap between Japanese traditional art and Western modernism. Ohchi believed that the clean lines of Bauhaus could find common ground with the minimalist principles of Zen. Ohchi wanted the journal to serve as an international forum for graphic design trends. Consequently, the journal became a global platform, introducing avant-garde Japanese typography to international audiences.

The writer wants to replace the bolded text with a statement that provides a specific, concrete example of how Ohchi blended Japanese traditional art and Western modernism in the journal's early layouts. Which choice best fulfills this goal?

  1. He curated cover designs that paired bold, sans-serif European typefaces with asymmetrical, hand-drawn kanji characters.Answer
  2. B
    He launched the publication in both Tokyo and Munich to reach a wider audience of graphic designers.
  3. C
    He believed that the journal would eventually become a standard reference for design students around the world.
  4. D
    His studies in Munich exposed him to Bauhaus, his training in Tokyo grounded him in Zen aesthetics.

Answer

He curated cover designs that paired bold, sans-serif European typefaces with asymmetrical, hand-drawn kanji characters.
The correct answer most effectively meets the rhetorical goal by describing a concrete, specific design choice (curated cover designs) and detailing how it combined Western modernist typography (sans-serif European typefaces) with traditional Japanese art elements (asymmetrical, hand-drawn kanji).

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the rhetorical goal specified in the prompt.
The prompt asks for a choice that provides a specific, concrete example of how Ohchi blended Japanese traditional art and Western modernism in the journal's early layouts.
Understanding the exact criteria of the rhetorical goal is necessary to evaluate the options.
2
Evaluate the choices for specificity and relevance to the layout designs and the blending of the two styles.
The correct choice mentions 'cover designs' (layouts) and specifies 'sans-serif European typefaces' (Western modernism) paired with 'hand-drawn kanji characters' (Japanese traditional art). Other options fail to address layouts directly or lack specific, concrete details.
Filtering out options that do not meet the double criteria of being specific/concrete and demonstrating the hybrid design style.
3
Check the grammatically incorrect options to eliminate them.
The option beginning with 'His studies in Munich' contains a comma splice, which makes it grammatically unacceptable.
An option must be grammatically correct to be chosen as the correct answer in the English section.

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Meeting Specific Rhetorical Goals
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