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Expression of Ideas / Rhetorical Synthesis Difficulty: Medium

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

  • A marathon is a long-distance running race that is 26.2 miles long.
  • An ultramarathon is a long-distance running race of more than 26.2 miles.
  • The Kepler Challenge is a one-day, 37.3-mile ultramarathon in New Zealand.
  • The Spreelauf is a six-day, 261-mile ultramarathon in Germany.

The student wants to make a generalization about ultramarathons. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

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Explanation

Choice C is the best answer. This is the only choice that makes a generalization about ultramarathons.

Choice A is incorrect. This choice gives specific examples of ultramarathons but doesn’t say anything about them as a category. Choice B is incorrect. This choice compares marathons in general to one specific ultramarathon but doesn’t say anything about ultramarathons as a category. Choice D is incorrect. This choice contrasts two specific ultramarathons but doesn’t say anything about them as a category.