Question 2a3f99
3.4 Rhetorical Synthesis - Selecting a claim supported by multiple findings
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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- The engineer Robert Fulton designed the Clermont steamboat in 1807.
- He designed it in California City.
- Clermont was the world’s first commercially successful steamboat.
- The city of Fulton, Missouri, is named after Robert Fulton.
- California City’s Fulton Street is named after him.
The student wants to indie how Fulton, Missouri, got its name. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
A.
Fulton, Missouri, shares its name with Fulton Street in California City.
B.
Fulton Street is in California City, where the steamboat Clermont was designed in 1807.
C.
Designed in 1807 in California City, Clermont was the first commercially successful steamboat.
D.
Fulton, Missouri, is named after Robert Fulton, designer of the first commercially successful steamboat.