The Riverside Theater Company is renowned for its innovative use of technology in live performances. Their latest production features an...
GMAT Expression of Ideas : (Expression) Questions
The Riverside Theater Company is renowned for its innovative use of technology in live performances. Their latest production features an immersive soundscape created through strategically placed speakers that respond dynamically to the actors' movements and dialogue. The sound system's sensors detect vocal intensity and physical positioning, automatically triggering corresponding changes in the lighting design; ______ audiences experience a truly synchronized audiovisual performance.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
for example,
however,
additionally,
thus,
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Part A: Create Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| "The Riverside Theater Company is renowned for its innovative use of technology in live performances." |
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| "Their latest production features an immersive soundscape created through strategically placed speakers that respond dynamically to the actors' movements and dialogue." |
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| "The sound system's sensors detect vocal intensity and physical positioning, automatically triggering corresponding changes in the lighting design;" |
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| [MISSING TRANSITION] |
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| "audiences experience a truly synchronized audiovisual performance." |
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Part B: Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: The Riverside Theater Company uses advanced technology to create synchronized audiovisual performances for audiences.
Argument Flow: The passage establishes the company's reputation for innovation, then describes their specific technological system where sensors respond to actors and trigger lighting changes, leading to the ultimate result of a synchronized experience for audiences.
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 have a clear cause-and-effect relationship here
- The sentence before the blank explains how the technology system works (sensors detect actors and trigger lighting changes)
- The sentence after describes what happens as a result (audiences get a synchronized experience)
- So we need a transition that shows logical consequence - that because of this technological setup, audiences experience this synchronized performance
for example,
✗ Incorrect
- This would introduce the audience experience as an example of the sound system
- But the audience experience is the result of the technology, not an example of it
however,
✗ Incorrect
- This signals contrast or contradiction
- There is no opposing idea here - the audience experience aligns perfectly with and results from the technology described
additionally,
✗ Incorrect
- This would add another point about the sound system itself
- But we are describing its effect on audiences, not adding more information about the technology
thus,
✓ Correct
- This shows logical consequence and result
- It perfectly connects the cause (technological system) with the effect (audience experience)