Explanation for Question 11 From the Writing Section on the 2017 May Sat
Question 11 asks us which choice most logically concludes the passage. 2 So if we're talking about a conclusion, 3 um, sentence, we need something that kind of ties everything from the passage together. 4 It definitely doesn't introduce new ideas, 5 but it will talk about the main ideas that we just read. 6 So if you remember this passage talked a lot about, 7 um, federally protected land and how that increases tourism and 8 then spending and ideally jobs. 9 Um, so we need an answer choice that talks about those 10 things maybe, um, and kind of concludes it by tying it all together. 11 Um, so let's read each answer choice. 12 The first one we'll read is with the, um, 13 answer choice a which is already included, 14 says given the economic benefits of protecting these and other proposed wilderness areas 15 around the country, additional laws are needed to ensure that the natural and historical 16 legacy of the United States is preserved for future generations. 17 So that might be true, but it's not a conclusion for this passage 18 because we're not talking too much about maintaining that legacy. 19 We're trying to talk about how, um, 20 there could be an economical impact of considering these lands, 21 um, protected. So we're gonna mark off a and 22 let's look at B national parks would provide more economic gains if they were 23 managed like a business. So here we have a little benefit that we are 24 talking about economic stuff now, but we never mentioned in this passage abou...