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Putting several sources into conversation in service of your own claim, rather than summarizing each in turn.
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Source A: a library log shows study-room bookings doubled. Source B: a student survey says quiet space is scarce. Source C: an architect notes unused storage rooms. Which claim can all three support?
Source A: a cafeteria audit finds 40% of lunches leave waste. Source B: interviews say portions feel too large. Source C: a compost hauler reports rising pickup weight. Which claim do the sources jointly support?
Source A: a tutoring center reports fuller evening sessions. Source B: grade data show gains after attendance. Source C: a bus schedule shows the last bus leaves before sessions end. Which claim can synthesize them?
Source A: a workplace memo permits four remote days. Source B: a staff poll praises flexibility. Source C: a security report notes more delayed software updates off-site. Which claim can use all three?
Source A: a campus map shows few bike racks near labs. Source B: a rider survey names parking as the main complaint. Source C: maintenance records show bikes chained to trees. Which claim is best supported?
Source A: a teacher log shows fewer late papers after reminders. Source B: students say reminders reduce confusion. Source C: a parent email says alerts arrive too often. Which qualified claim can all three support?
Source D is a 2023 survey of 600 commuters about why they drive. What can it establish, and what can it not?
Source E is a photo essay by one hospital nurse about burnout during night shifts. In a synthesis essay, what is it best for?
Source F is a company blog post praising its own reusable bottles and listing no outside data. Which use shows sound source judgment?
Source G is a 2022 experiment measuring attention after phone notifications in a lab. Which claim stays within its scope?
Source H is a 1998 article about dial-up internet access in rural towns. What limitation matters most if used in an essay on today's broadband gap?
Source I is a district database of absences by month, grade, and school, with no interviews. What can it do for a synthesis essay?
A paragraph says, 'Source A describes food deserts. Source B reports grocery prices. Source C interviews shoppers.' Which revision makes it synthesis?
Which body-paragraph plan avoids source-by-source summary?
A draft says, 'According to A, parks are crowded. According to B, parks are underfunded. According to C, parks matter.' What is the main weakness?
Which sentence would best turn source evidence into synthesis?
A student ends a paragraph: 'These three sources are different.' Which revision adds useful commentary?
An essay argues that school gardens improve nutrition and already cites two student surveys praising fresh produce. Which added source complicates rather than repeats the argument?
A paper claims four-day workweeks improve morale and cites two employee polls saying workers feel happier. Which source would create the best qualification?
An essay supports replacing textbooks with tablets by citing lower backpack weight and faster updates. Which source most usefully complicates the position?
A draft argues that urban trees cool neighborhoods and cites heat maps and shade studies. Which source would add productive tension?
Paragraph 2 asserts that the art program raises attendance, but it cites only student praise for art. Which source belongs there?
A synthesis essay claims in paragraph 3 that reusable trays saved money, but the paragraph has no evidence for cost. Which source should be integrated there?
Paragraph 1 defines noise pollution, paragraph 2 claims airport noise hurts sleep, and paragraph 3 proposes insulation. Where should a sleep-clinic study go?
A paragraph asserts that late buses make students miss first-period quizzes. Which source would do the most argumentative work at that point?
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