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A student's essay draft reads perfectly, with sophisticated vocabulary and complex sentence structures, but lacks the student's authentic voice and sounds generic. What is the most likely reason for this discrepancy?

A The student is naturally gifted at writing and simply refined their prose to a high degree.
B The student used a thesaurus excessively, leading to an unnatural writing style.
C The essay has been over-edited or heavily influenced by an adult, diluting the student's original voice.
D The student is intentionally attempting to impress with academic jargon rather than personal expression.

✓ Correct Answer: Option C

Over-editing by adults often polishes an essay to technical perfection but strips away the student's unique voice, making it sound generic or inauthentic to their age and experience.

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