SAT Reading / Argument & Critical Reading

Responses to a Claim

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assumptionAn idea accepted as a starting point for reasoning rather than established by that argument. It may be stated or left unstated.

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Describe how one researcher responds to another’s explanationUnderline what the second researcher accepts from the first one’s work and what they change, then pick the choice that names both.
Tell whether a second study confirms or extends the firstPick “extends” when the second study agrees with the first and adds something the first didn’t test, like a new group or place.
Compare findings under the conditions each study testedCompare the studies’ groups, conditions, and results. Explain whether the new evidence supports the earlier finding, limits its range, or raises a question about it.
Explain why a shared condition cannot explain a difference by itselfIf a measured condition is the same in both groups, a difference in that condition cannot explain their different results. This does not rule out every effect the condition could have or its interaction with other factors.

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