Jeffrey Gibson's sculptural object KNOW YOUR MAGIC, BABY, an Everlast-brand exercise bag embroidered with multicolored beads and a fringe associated...
GMAT Expression of Ideas : (Expression) Questions
Jeffrey Gibson's sculptural object KNOW YOUR MAGIC, BABY, an Everlast-brand exercise bag embroidered with multicolored beads and a fringe associated with the dances of the Ojibwe people, stitches together—literally and figuratively—recognizable symbols from both Native and non-Native cultures. ______ Gibson's piece also blurs the distinction between contemporary art and traditional crafts.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
Conversely,
In so doing,
For instance,
In particular,
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Part A: Create Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| "Jeffrey Gibson's sculptural object KNOW YOUR MAGIC, BABY, an Everlast-brand exercise bag embroidered with multicolored beads and a fringe associated with the dances of the Ojibwe people, stitches together—literally and figuratively—recognizable symbols from both Native and non-Native cultures." |
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| [MISSING TRANSITION] |
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| "Gibson's piece also blurs the distinction between contemporary art and traditional crafts." |
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Part B: Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: Jeffrey Gibson's artwork combines different cultural symbols and art categories in a single piece.
Argument Flow: The passage introduces Gibson's sculptural object and explains how it combines symbols from different cultures, then shows how this same piece also blends different art categories together.
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
- The first sentence describes how Gibson's piece "stitches together" symbols from different cultures
- The sentence after the blank says the piece "also blurs the distinction" between art categories
- The word "also" tells us this is presenting another effect or result of what the piece does
- So the missing connector should show that the blurring of art categories is a result of or connected to the cultural symbol-stitching described in the first sentence
Conversely,
- "Conversely" indicates contrast or opposition
- This would suggest the art/craft blending contradicts the cultural symbol combining
- But both sentences describe similar types of combining/blending - there's no opposition
In so doing,
- "In so doing" means "by performing that action" - refers back to the stitching together of cultural symbols
- This shows that by combining cultural symbols, Gibson's piece achieves the additional effect of blurring art categories
For instance,
- "For instance" introduces a specific example of something general
- But the second sentence isn't an example of cultural symbol combining - it's about art categories
- These are two different types of blending, not example and general case
In particular,
- "In particular" emphasizes or specifies something particular about what was just mentioned
- This would suggest the art/craft blending is a specific aspect of cultural symbol combining
- But these are separate effects, not one being a particular aspect of the other