medium · Enhanced ACT english
Examine this historical snippet: [1] The invention of the movable-type printing press revolutionized the spread of information. [2] Scribes, who once spent years hand-copying manuscripts, found their profession obsolete almost overnight. [3] Literacy rates began to climb as books became more affordable for the general public. [4] This cultural shift laid the groundwork for the scientific and religious movements of the era. The writer wants to add the following sentence: 'Suddenly, a single worker could produce hundreds of pages in a fraction of the original time.'
What is the most logical placement for this sentence?
- After Sentence 4, because it reinforces the cultural shift mentioned by providing a final labor statistic.
- After Sentence 2, because it explains why the scribes found their manual profession to be obsolete.
- After Sentence 3, because it clarifies how the affordability of books was achieved through faster production.
- After Sentence 1, because it quantifies the mechanical advantage provided by the new printing press.
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