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Verbal·Expression of Ideas·Rhetorical Synthesis
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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
  • The Clovis First hypothesis proposes that ancient humans known as Clovis were the first to populate North America.
  • The Clovis arrived around 13,000 years ago.
  • Butchered mammoth bones found at the Lamb Spring site in Colorado date to approximately 15,000 years ago.
  • Stone tools found at the Burnham site in Oklahoma date to approximately 22,000 years ago.
  • These items support the idea that humans were present in North America before the Clovis population arrived.
The student wants to emphasize a similarity between the items found at Lamb Spring and those found at Burnham. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
A
Butchered mammoth bones from Lamb Spring date to approximately 15,000 years ago; in addition, stone tools (which date to approximately 22,000 years ago) were discovered at Burnham.
B
Objects discovered at Lamb Spring date to approximately 15,000 years ago; those found at Burnham precede them, however, dating to approximately 22,000 years ago.
C
The Clovis First hypothesis proposes that the Clovis, arriving around 13,000 years ago, were the first humans in North America.
D
Although the stone tools found at Burnham are older than the butchered mammoth bones found at Lamb Spring, both clearly predate the arrival of the Clovis population.