Question

Difficulty: EasyRhetorical Synthesis: Emphasizing Specific Details

While conducting research on historical landmarks, a student took the following notes:
- The Eiffel Tower is a wrought-iron lattice tower in Paris, France.
- It was designed by the engineer Gustave Eiffel.
- Construction of the tower was completed in 1889.
- It was built for the 1889 World's Fair.

The student wants to complete a sentence that emphasizes the year when the construction of the Eiffel Tower was completed. Fill in the blank to complete the sentence.

Answer:Although it was built for the World's Fair, the construction of the Eiffel Tower was completed in 【1889】.

Answer

1889
To emphasize the year when the construction of the Eiffel Tower was completed, the sentence must include the year 1889, which is explicitly noted as the completion year.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the rhetorical goal of the student.
The goal is to emphasize the year when the construction of the Eiffel Tower was completed.
The prompt explicitly asks to emphasize the year of completion.
2
Extract the specific completion year from the bulleted notes.
The notes state: 'Construction of the tower was completed in 1889.'
This note provides the precise detail required to meet the rhetorical goal.
3
Fill in the blank with the extracted detail.
1889
Entering '1889' into the sentence completes it while directly fulfilling the goal of emphasizing the year of completion.

Key Concept

Identifying and extracting specific details from notes to fulfill a designated rhetorical goal.
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