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Zorluk: KolayMeeting Specific Rhetorical Goals

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In 1957, inventors Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes sealed two plastic shower curtains together, creating a sheet of trapped air bubbles. They originally hoped to market this textured material as a trendy three-dimensional wallpaper. ________ Finally, in 1960, IBM began using the material to protect its fragile computers during shipping, launching the product's global success as Bubble Wrap.

Given that all the choices are true, which choice most effectively emphasizes the contrast between the inventors' high expectations for their wallpaper and the actual market response?

  1. A
    They tried to sell the plastic sheets to home decorators, but the product was too expensive.
  2. Although they anticipated high demand for their innovative decor, consumers showed no interest in the plastic sheets.Cevap
  3. C
    They hoped to find a market in home decor, but they decided to target greenhouse owners instead.
  4. D
    Despite their excitement, the wallpaper didn't sell well, they quickly moved on to other ideas.

Cevap

The correct option is the one stating that although they anticipated high demand for their innovative decor, consumers showed no interest in the plastic sheets.
The correct option successfully establishes the contrast requested by the prompt. It pairs the high expectations of the inventors ('anticipated high demand') against the unfavorable market reaction ('consumers showed no interest') in a grammatically correct sentence structure.

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1
Analyze the prompt to identify the specific rhetorical goal, which is to contrast the high expectations of the inventors with the negative reaction of the market.
The correct sentence must contain both elements: high expectations ('anticipated high demand') and a lack of interest ('consumers showed no interest').
Understanding the prompt's exact rhetorical criteria is necessary to eliminate options that deviate from this goal.
2
Evaluate each option for grammatical correctness and alignment with the rhetorical goal.
Two options are grammatically correct but fail to address the rhetorical goal. One option contains a comma splice grammatical error. Only one option meets both the grammatical and rhetorical requirements.
ACT English questions require the correct choice to be both grammatically sound and rhetorically appropriate.

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