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AP® English Language and Composition: Purpose, Rhetoric, Style, and Organization Drill 1, Problem 1. The speaker cites all of the following as benefits of learning science except what?
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- 00:03
Here's your shmoop du jour, brought to you by Atoms. If they're the building blocks
- 00:08
of life, then you're basically the Sears Tower.
- 00:23
The speaker cites all of the following as benefits of learning science EXCEPT... what?
- 00:29
And here are the potential answers...
- 00:35
Ah... the notorious "EXCEPT" rears its ugly head yet again...
Full Transcript
- 00:39
Okay, so we know that 4 of these answers are golden, and one of them has... lost its luster.
- 00:43
The question is... which one do we want to throw back in the water?
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Is it A -- "A more humble perspective on personal problems?"
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Nah, the speaker definitely covers this. He talks about the stars, reminding us that it's
- 00:54
a... small world after all.
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What about B -- "The ability to envision the potential of mundane elements?"
- 01:00
First paragraph. He discusses the beauty of ordinary elements.
- 01:04
"Mundane" is ordinary or unexciting... which you can remember by thinking of "Monday."
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Stuff is so much better when it's... Saturdane. C -- "a heightened sense of imagination?"
- 01:14
Not this one either. Near the start of the fifth paragraph, the speaker gives props to imagination.
- 01:20
So... we guess if you picked C because it looks like a horseshoe and you're feeling
- 01:24
lucky... he might have to give you half-credit. D -- a unique means of connecting with other individuals.
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Here we go. The speaker doesn't talk about how studying science can affect our relationships
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with other people.
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Other people? Who needs 'em? With science, we can keep our head in the clouds... or stars...
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So... we're assuming E -- "greater acumen in analytical matters" -- is out, too, right?
- 01:45
Right. The quote from the Royal Commission credits science for... making people more smarter.
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Hey, science never claimed to give anyone brilliant English skillz.
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So our answer is indeed D.
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And the moral of the story... is that science is the bomb.
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Or... that it can be responsible for creating one...
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