The rapid proliferation of ride-sharing platforms in metropolitan areas has disrupted traditional urban transportation systems. These digital services...
GMAT Expression of Ideas : (Expression) Questions
The rapid proliferation of ride-sharing platforms in metropolitan areas has disrupted traditional urban transportation systems. These digital services have reduced reliance on personal vehicle ownership and conventional taxi services, _____ reshaping how millions of city residents approach their daily mobility needs.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
for example,
in particular,
consequently,
alternatively,
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Part A: Create Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| 'The rapid proliferation of ride-sharing platforms in metropolitan areas has disrupted traditional urban transportation systems.' |
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| 'These digital services have reduced reliance on personal vehicle ownership and conventional taxi services,' |
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| '[MISSING TRANSITION]' |
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| 'reshaping how millions of city residents approach their daily mobility needs.' |
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Part B: Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: Ride-sharing platforms have fundamentally changed urban transportation by reducing traditional transport use and reshaping how millions approach mobility.
Argument Flow: The passage starts by establishing that ride-sharing has disrupted traditional transport, then explains this disruption involves reducing reliance on cars and taxis, and concludes by showing this leads to broader changes in how people approach their daily mobility needs.
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 passage analysis, we need a transition that connects 'reduced reliance on personal vehicle ownership and conventional taxi services' with 'reshaping how millions of city residents approach their daily mobility needs.'
- The logical relationship here is cause and effect - the reduction in reliance on traditional transport is CAUSING or RESULTING IN the reshaping of mobility approaches. We need a connector that shows this consequence relationship.
for example,
✗ Incorrect
- Incorrect. 'For example' introduces a specific instance or illustration of a general principle. This would suggest that reshaping mobility needs is just one example of reducing reliance, which does not make logical sense.
in particular,
✗ Incorrect
- Incorrect. 'In particular' emphasizes a specific aspect of something broader. This would suggest reshaping is a particular way of reducing reliance, which reverses the logical flow.
consequently,
✓ Correct
- Shows cause-and-effect relationship between reducing reliance and reshaping mobility. Perfectly matches our prethinking - the reshaping is the result of the reduced reliance.
alternatively,
✗ Incorrect
- Incorrect. 'Alternatively' suggests a different option or approach instead of the previous one. This would imply reshaping is an alternative to reducing reliance, which contradicts the passage logic.