Rhetorical Synthesis

What are "rhetorical synthesis" questions?

On the Reading and Writing section of your SAT, some questions will provide you with a series of bulleted notes that contain related information about an unfamiliar topic. The question will then ask you to effectively use relevant information from the notes to accomplish a particular goal.

Multiple Choice

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

• Marine biologist Camille Jazmin Gaynus studies coral reefs.

• Coral reefs are vital underwater ecosystems that provide habitats to 25% of all marine species.

• Reefs can include up to 8,000 species of fish, such as toadfish, seahorses, and clown triggerfish.

• The Amazon Reef is a coral reef in Brazil.

• It is one of the largest known reefs in the world.

The student wants to introduce the scientist and her field of study to a new audience. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

Choose 1 answer:

• Located in Brazil, the Amazon Reef is one of the largest known coral reefs in the world.

• Marine biologist Camille Jazmin Gaynus studies coral reefs, vital underwater ecosystems that provide homes to 25% of all marine species

• Providing homes to 25% of all marine species, including up to 8,000 species of fish, coral reefs are vital underwater ecosystems and thus of great interest to marine biologists.

• As Camille Jazmin Gaynus knows well, coral reefs are vital underwater ecosystems, providing homes to thousands of species of fish.

TOP TIPS

1. Read the question

2. Be strict

3. Ignore the grammar

Multiple Choice

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

ChatGPT was developed by OpenAI (a company co-founded by Elon Musk).

• ChatGPT acquired 1,000,000 subscribers in its first week.

ChatGPT is large language model (LLM) powered by AI software.

• Chat GPT can be used as a search engine, coding-application or writing tool.

• ChatGPT does not provide accurate information pertaining to events post-2021 and can also issue biased or erroneous responses.

• Adrian Twarog, a coding expert and social media influencer, is excited by the application’s potential.

The student wants to provide a balanced account of the pros and cons of this technology. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

• ChatGPT is a powerful engine and can provide users with an array of benefits, such as automated content-writing. However, the software is not without drawbacks...

• Due to the fact that the engine was published by OpenAI in 2021, prompts pertaining to events that took place after this date may not receive reliable responses.

• ChatGPT has experienced a boom in popularity, despite its notable technical issues, gaining a record number of users in its first week.

• Musk, a famous co-founder of OpenAI, the company which produced ChatGPT, has gone from being a driving force behind the development of the application to its critic.

Multiple Choice

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

ChatGPT was developed by OpenAI (a company co-founded by Elon Musk).

• ChatGPT acquired 1,000,000 subscribers in its first week.

ChatGPT is large language model (LLM) powered by AI software.

• Chat GPT can be used as a search engine, coding-application or writing tool.

• ChatGPT does not provide accurate information pertaining to events post-2021 and can also issue biased or erroneous responses.

• Adrian Twarog, a coding expert and social media influencer, is excited by the application’s potential.

The student wants to elucidate an issue relating to the relevance of the information provided by the technology. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

• ChatGPT is a powerful engine and can provide users with an array of benefits, such as automated content-writing. However, the software is not without drawbacks...

• Due to the fact that the engine was published by OpenAI in 2021, prompts pertaining to events that took place after this date may not receive reliable responses.

• ChatGPT has experienced a boom in popularity, despite its notable technical issues, gaining a record number of users in its first week.

• Musk, a famous co-founder of OpenAI, the company which produced ChatGPT, has gone from being a driving force behind the development of the application to its critic.

Multiple Choice

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

ChatGPT was developed by OpenAI (a company co-founded by Elon Musk).

• ChatGPT acquired 1,000,000 subscribers in its first week.

ChatGPT is large language model (LLM) powered by AI software.

• Chat GPT can be used as a search engine, coding-application or writing tool.

• ChatGPT does not provide accurate information pertaining to events post-2021 and can also issue biased or erroneous responses.

• Adrian Twarog, a coding expert and social media influencer, is excited by the application’s potential.

The student wants to emphasize the technology's early success in the market. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

• ChatGPT is a powerful engine and can provide users with an array of benefits, such as automated content-writing. However, the software is not without drawbacks...

• Due to the fact that the engine was published by OpenAI in 2021, prompts pertaining to events that took place after this date may not receive reliable responses.

• 
  ChatGPT has experienced a boom in popularity, despite its notable technical issues, gaining a record number of users in its first week.

• Musk, a famous co-founder of OpenAI, the company which produced ChatGPT, has gone from being a driving force behind the development of the application to its critic.

Multiple Choice

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

ChatGPT was developed by OpenAI (a company co-founded by Elon Musk).

• ChatGPT acquired 1,000,000 subscribers in its first week.

ChatGPT is large language model (LLM) powered by AI software.

• Chat GPT can be used as a search engine, coding-application or writing tool.

• ChatGPT does not provide accurate information pertaining to events post-2021 and can also issue biased or erroneous responses.

• Adrian Twarog, a coding expert and social media influencer, is excited by the application’s potential.

The student wants to emphasize the shifting opinion towards the technology from a surprising source. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

• ChatGPT is a powerful engine and can provide users with an array of benefits, such as automated content-writing. However, the software is not without drawbacks...

• Due to the fact that the engine was published by OpenAI in 2021, prompts pertaining to events that took place after this date may not receive reliable responses.

• ChatGPT has experienced a boom in popularity, despite its notable technical issues, gaining a record number of users in its first week.

• Musk, a famous co-founder of OpenAI, the company which produced ChatGPT, has gone from being a driving force behind the development of the application to its critic.