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And here's your shmoop du jour brought to you by spice [Man pouring spice onto his food]

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we keep hearing that it makes things twice as nice.. well at least it

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makes it taste better... Check out the following passage Saffron is the most expensive spice

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what's the main purpose of this passage and here are the potential answers... All

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right here we've got to differentiate between supporting details and a

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passages main purpose let's not lose sight of the forest for the trees let's [Sun setting behind forest trees]

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begin with option A yeah saffron has many uses but the rest of the paragraph

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isn't supportive of this as the main idea it's the same story with option B

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saffron's country of origin is just a detail an important detail especially if we're [Two men stood in a fair]

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looking for saffron or smuggling it.. but a detail nonetheless like the one before

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it option D is far too specific yes Iran has a wealth of natural resources but [Oil barrels in Iran]

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the rest of the paragraphs is nothing to support this detail but all the

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statements in the paragraph about saffron rarity, usefulness, unique taste..do

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help to explain one point why saffron is so dang expensive the paragraph [Man buying saffron and woman demands $500 plus tax]

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supporting details all help explain saffron's premium price point..it's the

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main point in the passage making option C the correct answer, it's too bad salt is

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as valuable.. we've got a whole lot of salt sitting around the house...[Man and woman in a house with lots of salt]

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