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Difficulty: EasyRhetorical Synthesis: Emphasizing Specific Details

While conducting research on space exploration, a student took the following notes:
* Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA.
* It was launched on September 5, 1977.
* Its primary mission was to study the outer Solar System.
* It entered interstellar space in August 2012.

The student wants to write a sentence that emphasizes the date of Voyager 1's launch while also mentioning its primary mission. Complete the sentence by filling in the blank with the appropriate detail from the notes.

Answer:Originally launched on 【September 5, 1977】 to study the outer Solar System, the Voyager 1 space probe eventually entered interstellar space in August 2012.

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September 5, 1977
The correct answer is the launch date, September 5, 1977, because the sentence structure already includes the primary mission ('to study the outer Solar System') and requires the launch date to complete the introductory modifier emphasizing when it was launched.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the rhetorical goal of the student.
The student wants to write a sentence that emphasizes the date of Voyager 1's launch while also mentioning its primary mission.
This determines which specific details must be present in the completed sentence.
2
Locate the relevant details in the notes.
The launch date is September 5, 1977, and the primary mission is to study the outer Solar System.
To ensure factual accuracy according to the notes.
3
Verify the context of the blank in the sentence.
The sentence structure 'Originally launched on [blank_1] to study the outer Solar System...' already mentions the primary mission, so the blank must contain the launch date.
To fill the blank with the correct grammatically and contextually appropriate detail.

Key Concept

Selecting specific details from notes to achieve a target rhetorical goal.
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