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Expression of Ideas / Rhetorical Synthesis Difficulty: Easy

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

Sue is the nickname of a dinosaur fossil specimen housed at the Field Museum of Natural History.
The Field Museum of Natural History is located in Chicago, Illinois.
Sue is a member of the genus Tyrannosaurus.
Big Mike is the nickname of a dinosaur fossil specimen housed at the Museum of the Rockies.
The Museum of the Rockies is located in Bozeman, Montana.
Big Mike is a member of the genus Tyrannosaurus.

The student wants to emphasize a similarity between the two specimens. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

The Field Museum of Natural History, where Sue is housed, is located in Chicago, Illinois.

Big Mike is the nickname of a Tyrannosaurus fossil specimen housed at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana.

The dinosaur fossil specimens Sue and Big Mike are both members of the genus Tyrannosaurus.

While Sue is housed at the Field Museum of Natural History, Big Mike is housed at the Museum of the Rockies.

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Explanation

Choice C is the best answer. The sentence emphasizes a similarity between the two specimens, noting that Sue and Big Mike are members of the same genus: Tyrannosaurus.

Choice A is incorrect. The sentence only provides information about where one of the specimens (Sue) can be found; it doesn’t emphasize a similarity between the two specimens. Choice B is incorrect. The sentence only provides information about one specimen (Big Mike); it doesn’t emphasize a similarity between the two specimens. Choice D is incorrect. The sentence contrasts the locations of Sue and Big Mike; it doesn’t emphasize a similarity between the two specimens.