[Video] Q23: The writer wants to convey an attitude of genuine interest and to avoid the appearance of mockery. which choice best accomplishes this goal?

Explanation for Question 23 From the Writing Section on the Official Sat Practice Test 4

Now looking at number 23, it says the writer wants to convey an attitude 2 of genuine interest, right? 3 So we have interest. That's also genuine. It's real. 4 Um, and to avoid the appearance of mockery. 5 So we don't want it to seem joking or sarcastic, 6 right. Which choice best accomplishes that goal. 7 So it tells us research on regional variations in English language, 8 um, has not only yielded answers to such life altering questions has 9 how people in different parts of the world or the United States refer 10 to beverages. And so if we look at the world life altering, 11 right, and we think about something that's life altering, it's a big deal. 12 It really changes people's lives. And so here, 13 we're actually talking about carbonated beverages, right? 14 And carbonated beverages are not life altering. 15 Um, and so because of that, because it's so obvious that carbonated beverage, 16 isn't something that actually changes your life. 17 This word can come across galvanizing kind of refers to shocking 18 someone, right? Like what you're looking at again, 19 kind of like, Hey, is a really big deal. And so still talking 20 about soda, isn't something that's going to really be shocking or, 21 or, you know, cause someone to just be overwhelmed and surprise. 22 So again, that word be kind of appears mocking. 23 Um, and so if we look at the words intriguing versus weird, 24 right, let's get intriguing and weird. 25 They have different definitions to right. Weird. It means tha...