SAT Reading & Writing: Synthesizing Conflicting Data
24+ practice questions in Praczo
The concept, explained
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Sometimes a passage presents a theory, but the accompanying chart presents data that partially contradicts it.
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Questions will ask you to synthesize this conflict: picking an answer that accurately states the theory was mostly correct but had an exception highlighted by the chart.
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Your answer must accurately represent the nuances of BOTH the text and graph.
- ✗ Focusing solely on the text and ignoring the chart's conflicting data point.
- ✗ Overstating the conflict (asserting the chart completely disproves the text, when it only provided a minor exception).
SAT-style practice
The text claims tree growth slowed dramatically in 1990 across all species. The chart shows growth dropped for Oak and Pine in 1990, but Maple growth increased. What is the best synthesis?
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