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
01Combine two sources into a conclusion neither one states aloneRead one fact from each source and say what the two facts tell you together that neither says alone.
02Find the statement both authors would acceptOn a Text 1 and Text 2 question, keep only a choice that each text supports, and cut a point that only one author makes.
03Build one conclusion from two studies that measured different thingsPick the choice that uses a finding from each study and claims no more than the two studies show.
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