Select the discourse marker that signals contrasting processes:
Traditional batik canting methods require weeks of painstaking manual wax application; _____, mechanized printing presses can produce hundreds of identical textile prints in hours.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. conversely
- Step 1: Compare the two clauses: the first describes an intricate, slow handmade artisan tradition, while the second describes rapid, automated mass production. This is an explicit oppositional contrast.
- Step 2: Select 'conversely', an adverb used to introduce a statement that contrasts directly with the preceding clause.
Answer
conversely.
Why not the others: 'consequently' expresses a cause-and-effect relationship; 'furthermore' adds supportive points in the same direction; 'identically' denotes sameness rather than sharp contrast.
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