Question

"Ignaz SemmelweisSaved Lives: WashYour Hands"
by Dr. Howard Markel
Since the early 1900’s, however, physicians andhistorians have heaped up high praise forSemmelweis’s work and expressed sympathy for hisemotional troubles and premature death. Today, inevery school of medicine and public health, his name isuttered with great reverence whenever the critical topicof hand washing is taught. Sadly, in real time, he wasderided as eccentric at best and, at worst, as an angry,unstable man who ought to be drummed out of theprofession.
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A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which choice
best
describes the text structurethat is mainly used in this passage?
(1 point)
The passage uses a
claims/counterclaims/evidence structure to
argue that Semmelweis’s ideas were
important.
The passage uses a cause/effect structure to
explain what led individuals to express
sympathy for Semmelweis.
The passage uses a problem/solution
structure to describe how modern schools
improved Semmelweis’s reputation.
The passage uses a compare/contrast
structure to discuss how Semmelweis was
viewed in different times.

Answer 1

The passage uses a compare/contrast structure to discuss how Semmelweis was viewed in different times. It contrasts modern praise and reverence with the earlier derision he faced.