Answer Choices
To be labeled organic, a product must meet certain standards determined and monitored by the US Department of Agriculture.
Organic food, however, is regulated to eliminate artificial ingredients that include certain types of preservatives, sweeteners, colorings, and flavors.
Moreover, consumers who are concerned about ingesting pesticide residue can eliminate much of it by simply washing or peeling produce before eating it.
In fact, the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that about one-fifth of the pesticides used worldwide are applied to crops in the United States.
Explanation for Question 20 From the Writing Section on the Official Sat Practice Test 4
So now looking at number 20 just right here. 2 And so at this point, right, the writer wants to further reinforce the passages 3 claim about the safety of non-organic foods. 4 So whatever answer choice we choose has to really emphasize safety of non-organic 5 foods. So if we look at answer choice, 6 a, it says to be labeled organic, a product must meet certain standards, 7 right? And so we see this answer choice talks about standards and the fact 8 that it's monitored. So this might have, 9 you know, something to do with safety. So if we were looking for an 10 answer choice, perhaps you might think about answer choice a, 11 um, because we see there's a slight connection to safety there. 12 Now in B it talks about organic food. However, 13 is regulated to eliminate artificial ingredients include certain types of preservatives, 14 right? So if you see preservatives sweeteners, 15 you know, regulation, you might also be thinking organic, 16 um, and safety. 17 But the issue with these two choices answer choice a and B is that 18 we're supposed to focus on non-organic food, 19 right? So we want to basically say that normal conventional food is safe. 20 But if we look at a, we're talking about the safety of working manic 21 foods, and then B, we're still talking about safety of organic foods. 22 So a and B are focused on the wrong type of foods. 23 And that's why neither of these will be our answer choice. 24 Now, if we look at C it says consumers who are concerned about, 25 um, in...