Contemporary dance performances often incorporate multimedia elements like video projections and electronic soundscapes. _____ many choreographers now...
GMAT Expression of Ideas : (Expression) Questions
Contemporary dance performances often incorporate multimedia elements like video projections and electronic soundscapes. _____ many choreographers now integrate live digital art creation directly into their stage presentations. This trend reflects the growing intersection between technology and traditional performing arts.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
However,
Additionally,
In other words,
Previously,
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Part A: Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| "Contemporary dance performances often incorporate multimedia elements like video projections and electronic soundscapes." |
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| "[MISSING TRANSITION]" |
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| "many choreographers now integrate live digital art creation directly into their stage presentations." |
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| "This trend reflects the growing intersection between technology and traditional performing arts." |
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Part B: Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: Contemporary dance increasingly incorporates various forms of technology, showing the growing merger between digital innovation and traditional performing arts.
Argument Flow: The passage presents a general trend (multimedia in dance), then provides a specific example (live digital art), and concludes by explaining the broader significance of this technological integration.
Step 2: Interpret the Question Precisely
This is a fill-in-the-blank question asking us to choose the best logical connector. The answer must create the right relationship between what comes before and after the blank.
Step 3: Prethink the Answer
- Looking at our analysis, the sentence before the blank introduces the general idea that dance performances use multimedia elements like video and sound
- The sentence after the blank gives us a specific example - choreographers integrating live digital art creation
- Both sentences are talking about the same trend: technology being incorporated into dance
- So we need a transition that shows continuation or addition - something that says "here's another example of this same trend" or "building on this idea"
- The relationship is additive, not contrasting
However,
✗ Incorrect - "However" signals contrast or contradiction
- This would suggest the second sentence opposes the first, but both sentences describe the same trend of technology integration
Additionally,
✓ Correct - "Additionally" signals continuation and addition of related information
- Perfect fit - the second sentence adds another example of the same trend mentioned in the first sentence
In other words,
✗ Incorrect - "In other words" signals rephrasing or clarification of the same idea
- The second sentence isn't rephrasing the first - it's giving a specific example, not restating the general concept
Previously,
✗ Incorrect - "Previously" signals something that happened before in time
- The passage describes current trends, not past vs. present comparison