Rhetorical SynthesisAn SAT question type that gives a student’s notes and a goal, then asks which sentence uses the notes to meet that goal.
You’ll leave with these skills
01Describe how the second author answers the firstFind what the Text 2 author keeps from Text 1 to tell whether they reject its claim, narrow it, or add to it.
02Spot the words in the second text that show how it respondsUnderline phrases like “only when” or “also” in Text 2 to see whether it narrows Text 1’s claim or adds to it.
03Tell when an author agrees with the first view only in partWhen the Text 2 author accepts a plan only for some people, pick the choice that says they agree in part.
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