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Difficulty: EasyRhetorical Synthesis: Supporting Claims

While preparing a presentation on the history of urban planning technology, a student takes the following notes:
* Landscape architect Ian McHarg published the book *Design with Nature* in 1969.
* In the book, McHarg introduced "overlay mapping," a method that uses transparent layers of environmental data (such as soil type and water tables) to identify optimal areas for urban development.
* This overlay mapping method became the direct conceptual foundation for modern Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software.
* GIS software is now a standard tool used by urban planners worldwide to map and analyze spatial data.

The student wants to support the claim that Ian McHarg's overlay mapping method directly influenced modern urban planning technology. Which choice most effectively uses information from the given notes to accomplish this goal?

  1. McHarg's overlay mapping method, introduced in *Design with Nature*, became the conceptual foundation for modern GIS software, which is now a standard tool for urban planners worldwide.Answer
  2. B
    In his 1969 book *Design with Nature*, landscape architect Ian McHarg argued that urban development should be guided by environmental data like soil type and water tables.
  3. C
    Because overlay mapping was so effective, McHarg was hired by technology companies to develop the first commercial GIS software programs.
  4. D
    Modern Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software was created in 1969 as a way for urban planners to publish books about environmental data.

Answer

McHarg's overlay mapping method, introduced in *Design with Nature*, became the conceptual foundation for modern GIS software, which is now a standard tool for urban planners worldwide.
The correct answer successfully supports the claim by connecting McHarg's overlay mapping method to GIS software, which is the modern technology used by urban planners today. It relies solely on explicit facts from the notes.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the prompt's specific rhetorical goal.
The goal is to support the claim that McHarg's overlay mapping method directly influenced modern urban planning technology.
This establishes the criteria for evaluating the answer choices.
2
Evaluate the information provided in the notes that connects McHarg's method to modern technology.
The third and fourth notes state that overlay mapping became the foundation for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software, which is a standard modern tool for urban planners.
This identifies the specific factual link needed to support the claim.
3
Assess the answer choices to find the one that combines these points without adding outside assumptions.
The statement mentioning that McHarg's method became the conceptual foundation for modern GIS software accurately combines these facts to achieve the rhetorical goal.
This yields the correct option.

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Rhetorical Synthesis: Supporting Claims
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