comparative inferenceA conclusion about how two texts relate, such as where their authors agree, where they disagree, or how one would answer the other.
You’ll leave with these skills
01Carry a passage’s idea to a new situation only when the conditions matchCheck that the new situation in the question has the same conditions the passage describes before you apply the passage’s idea to it.
02Spot the question wording that asks for a likely outcomeWhen the question says “most likely” or “if the trend were to continue,” look for an answer one step past what the passage says.
03Find the prediction that stays as careful as the passageCross out any prediction that sounds more certain or covers more people and places than the passage does.
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