AP English Language and Composition Flashcards: Maintain Logical Progression Of Ideas

Study Maintain Logical Progression Of Ideas in AP English Language and Composition with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Which sentence placement technique involves moving from general to specific?

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Deductive reasoning. Starts with broad statements, then narrows to specific details.

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Read the following passage and answer the question. A coastal town is weighing whether to rebuild a damaged boardwalk exactly as it was. Nostalgia makes that option tempting: the old wood planks are part of the town's identity and tourism brand. But storms are arriving more often, and rebuilding the same structure in the same place is effectively a promise to pay for the same repairs again. Moving the boardwalk inland would cost more upfront and would require renegotiating property boundaries, yet it would reduce future losses and keep businesses open after extreme weather. That long-term stability matters because the town's tax base depends on uninterrupted seasons, not single ribbon-cuttings. Preserving the town's character, then, requires changing the location of the boardwalk rather than replicating its past. The author maintains logical progression by…​
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