GRADE 12 READING & LANGUAGE · CHAPTER 2
Arguments, evidence & research
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Research & synthesis
Synthesize two short accounts
Combine agreements and differences without erasing either source's meaning.
Research literacy
Compare the limits of research methods
Identify the particular inference limited by a study design, sample, measurement or missing data without dismissing all evidence.
Research & synthesis
Choose a faithful research synthesis
Combine findings from several short study descriptions while preserving differences in outcomes, samples and evidential strength.
Reasoning & comparison
Evaluate the logic of an analogy
Map a relevant relationship between two situations and identify where an analogy stops supporting a conclusion.
AN EXAMPLE FROM THIS CHAPTER
Account A: A trial schedule would help us measure attendance. Account B: A trial would let families identify travel problems.
Which synthesis represents both accounts?
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Both support a trial, but they emphasize different benefits.
The sentence preserves the agreement and the different reasons.
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