unit 1: claims and evidence - writing quiz\n(1) if you live in a city, you may have seen references to…

unit 1: claims and evidence - writing quiz\n(1) if you live in a city, you may have seen references to sister cities in other countries and wondered what the designation means-or whether it really matters. (2) in fact, sister-city programs can matter a great deal: civic organizations and local businesses are often involved in sister-city relationships.\n(3) sister-city partnerships were developed to foster international cooperation after the second world war, and they continue to serve this purpose today. (4) many of the earliest relationships were between cities that had previously been at war. (5) nevertheless, the english city of bristol and the german city of hanover formed a partnership in 1947, with bristol shipping relief supplies to hanover and hanover sending musicians to perform in bristol. (6) the partnership evolved to include an educational exchange that continues to give english and german students experience in another culture.\n(7) such relationships provide an important complement to diplomacy carried out between governments. (8) governments can forge alliances between countries, but the particular officials charged with doing so vary from country to country. (9) whats more, as mary kane of sister cities international said, \foreign affairs doesnt have to be done just by the state department.\ (10) by conveying international relations into peoples lives, sister cities make connections with distant places feel real to citizens.\n(11) although the potential benefits of sister cities are great, they cant be taken for granted. (12) without active participation from community groups, local government, and ordinary citizens, the relationships can fall into neglect. (13) but with engagement from community stakeholders, sister-city programs provide a gratifying and profitable connection to the wider world.\n(14) because trust and understanding are essential to business things, the feelings of closeness that connect sister cities can translate into economic benefits. (15) this dynamic is illustrated in the sister-city relationship between muscatine, iowa, and zhengding county in china. (16) in 1985, xi jinping visited muscatine on a research trip to study soybean farming. (17) when xi later became president of china, his personal connection to muscatine formed the basis for the sister-city relationship, which in turn led to chinese investment in muscatines hospitality and tourism industries.\nthe writer is considering adding the following sentence after sentence 9.\nindeed, kane persuasively argues that diplomacy works best \if we bring it down to our individual communities and the people in the communities.\\nshould the writer add this sentence after sentence 9?\na yes, because it strengthens the argument of the passage by showing that the writer offers contrasting points of view.\nb yes, because it lends further support to the idea expressed in sentence 9 by incorporating an additional clarifying quotation from the expert.\nc no, because it cites the same individual as sentence 9 does, suggesting that the writer has failed to perform sufficient research.\nd no, because it introduces information about communities that is not relevant to the discussion of diplomatic relations between governments.

unit 1: claims and evidence - writing quiz\n(1) if you live in a city, you may have seen references to sister cities in other countries and wondered what the designation means-or whether it really matters. (2) in fact, sister-city programs can matter a great deal: civic organizations and local businesses are often involved in sister-city relationships.\n(3) sister-city partnerships were developed to foster international cooperation after the second world war, and they continue to serve this purpose today. (4) many of the earliest relationships were between cities that had previously been at war. (5) nevertheless, the english city of bristol and the german city of hanover formed a partnership in 1947, with bristol shipping relief supplies to hanover and hanover sending musicians to perform in bristol. (6) the partnership evolved to include an educational exchange that continues to give english and german students experience in another culture.\n(7) such relationships provide an important complement to diplomacy carried out between governments. (8) governments can forge alliances between countries, but the particular officials charged with doing so vary from country to country. (9) whats more, as mary kane of sister cities international said, \foreign affairs doesnt have to be done just by the state department.\ (10) by conveying international relations into peoples lives, sister cities make connections with distant places feel real to citizens.\n(11) although the potential benefits of sister cities are great, they cant be taken for granted. (12) without active participation from community groups, local government, and ordinary citizens, the relationships can fall into neglect. (13) but with engagement from community stakeholders, sister-city programs provide a gratifying and profitable connection to the wider world.\n(14) because trust and understanding are essential to business things, the feelings of closeness that connect sister cities can translate into economic benefits. (15) this dynamic is illustrated in the sister-city relationship between muscatine, iowa, and zhengding county in china. (16) in 1985, xi jinping visited muscatine on a research trip to study soybean farming. (17) when xi later became president of china, his personal connection to muscatine formed the basis for the sister-city relationship, which in turn led to chinese investment in muscatines hospitality and tourism industries.\nthe writer is considering adding the following sentence after sentence 9.\nindeed, kane persuasively argues that diplomacy works best \if we bring it down to our individual communities and the people in the communities.\\nshould the writer add this sentence after sentence 9?\na yes, because it strengthens the argument of the passage by showing that the writer offers contrasting points of view.\nb yes, because it lends further support to the idea expressed in sentence 9 by incorporating an additional clarifying quotation from the expert.\nc no, because it cites the same individual as sentence 9 does, suggesting that the writer has failed to perform sufficient research.\nd no, because it introduces information about communities that is not relevant to the discussion of diplomatic relations between governments.

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Brief Explanations:

Sentence 9 presents Mary Kane's idea. The proposed added sentence quotes Kane further, reinforcing the idea in sentence 9. Option A is wrong as there's no contrasting view. Option C is incorrect as citing the same expert isn't a flaw. Option D is wrong as the sentence is relevant to sister - city (community - level) diplomacy, which ties to the passage's theme.

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B. Yes, because it lends further support to the idea expressed in sentence 9 by incorporating an additional clarifying quotation from the expert.