Marine protected areas typically prohibit all fishing activities to allow fish populations to recover. This approach has proven effective in...
GMAT Expression of Ideas : (Expression) Questions
Marine protected areas typically prohibit all fishing activities to allow fish populations to recover. This approach has proven effective in restoring biodiversity in damaged ecosystems. The Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary covers 6,094 square miles of coastal waters. ______ local authorities permit sustainable fishing methods in designated zones within the sanctuary boundaries.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
Therefore,
Additionally,
However,
For instance,
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Create Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| Marine protected areas typically prohibit all fishing activities to allow fish populations to recover. |
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| This approach has proven effective in restoring biodiversity in damaged ecosystems. |
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| The Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary covers 6,094 square miles of coastal waters. |
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| _______ |
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| local authorities permit sustainable fishing methods in designated zones within the sanctuary boundaries. |
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Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Visual Structure Map:
[GENERAL PRINCIPLE] Marine Protected Areas = No Fishing → [EVIDENCE] This approach works for biodiversity → [SPECIFIC EXAMPLE] Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary (6,094 sq miles) → [MISSING CONNECTOR] _______ → [CONTRASTING PRACTICE] This sanctuary allows sustainable fishing in zones
Main Point: While marine protected areas typically prohibit all fishing to help ecosystems recover, some sanctuaries like Monterey Bay allow sustainable fishing in designated areas.
Argument Flow: The passage establishes that marine protected areas generally ban all fishing as an effective conservation method, then introduces a specific sanctuary as an example, and reveals that this sanctuary actually permits some fishing activities within certain zones, showing an exception to the general rule.
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 blank comes after we've learned that marine protected areas typically prohibit ALL fishing, and right before we learn that Monterey Bay actually PERMITS sustainable fishing in designated zones
- These two ideas are in direct contrast - the general rule says no fishing but this specific sanctuary allows some fishing
- The logical connector needs to signal this contrast between the general principle and the specific exception
Therefore,
- Therefore signals a logical conclusion that follows from previous information
- But the sanctuary allowing fishing is not a conclusion from the no fishing rule - it's actually the opposite
Additionally,
- Additionally signals that more supporting information is coming
- But allowing fishing isn't additional support for the no fishing principle - it contradicts it
However,
- However signals a contrast or exception to what came before
- Perfectly captures the relationship: general rule prohibits all fishing, BUT this sanctuary permits some fishing
For instance,
- For instance introduces an example that supports the previous point
- But allowing fishing isn't an example of prohibiting all fishing - it's the opposite