SAT OwlThe Japanese art of kintsugi repairs broken pottery with lacquer mixed with powdered gold. Rather than hiding the cracks, the technique draws attention to them, treating an object's damage as a valued part of its history. ______ a bowl repaired with kintsugi is often considered more beautiful, and sometimes more valuable, than it was before it broke.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
Nevertheless,
By contrast,
Accordingly,
Similarly,
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Answer: C
Kintsugi treats damage as part of an object's history and makes it visible. Because of that view, a repaired bowl can be seen as more beautiful than before. The final sentence follows from the previous one, so "Accordingly" is correct.
"Nevertheless" is tempting because a broken bowl gaining value sounds surprising, but the previous sentence has already explained why the damage is valued.
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