SAT OwlCritics of video games often argue that the games offer players no educational value. ______ many popular games are designed purely for entertainment and make no attempt to teach. Several studies, though, have found that playing certain action games can improve players' ability to track multiple moving objects at once.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
Granted,
Therefore,
Similarly,
Instead,
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Answer: A
The middle sentence admits a point in the critics' favor before the final sentence pushes back with "though." "Granted" introduces this kind of concession, a point the writer accepts before arguing the other side. "Therefore" would mean the critics' argument proves that games are designed only for entertainment, which is not the logic of the text.
"Similarly" may seem to fit because the middle sentence agrees with the critics, but it concedes a point and does not describe a parallel case.
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