Reading & WritingChapter 8: Transitions
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Emphasis: 8-8: Official mapping?
💡Name the relationship before the transition.
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Expression of Ideas → Transitions.
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Emphasis: 8-8: First move?
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Cover the blank and determine how the surrounding ideas relate.
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Emphasis: 8-8: Two-level analysis?
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Understand each idea, then identify the relationship between them.
ExampleCover the blank and paraphrase A → B.
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Emphasis: 8-8: Why not choose by sound?
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A phrase can sound familiar while signaling the wrong logical function.
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Emphasis: 8-8: Full-substitution test?
💡Name the relationship before the transition.
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Insert each option and reread the complete passage for syntax, logic, and nuance.
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Emphasis: 8-8: Addition or example?
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An example is a specific instance of a broad claim; addition supplies another compatible point.
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Emphasis: 8-8: Contrast or concession?
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Contrast marks difference; concession acknowledges an obstacle that the main claim survives.
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Emphasis: 8-8: Sequence or cause?
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Sequence gives order; cause says one idea produces or logically supports the next.
ExampleCover the blank and paraphrase A → B.
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Emphasis: 8-8: Restatement or addition?
💡Name the relationship before the transition.
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Restatement preserves meaning in clearer words; addition introduces independent information.
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Emphasis: 8-8: Example or specification?
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An example illustrates a class; specification narrows to the precise aspect meant.
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Emphasis: 8-8: What does punctuation prove?
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Nothing about the relationship; punctuation must not decide a Transitions item.
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Emphasis: 8-8: Local-only trap?
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A connector fits nearby words but contradicts the movement of the whole passage.
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Emphasis: 8-8: Causal audit?
💡Name the relationship before the transition.
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Verify that consequence is supported rather than merely chronological or correlated.
ExampleCover the blank and paraphrase A → B.
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Emphasis: 8-8: Close-option rule?
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Use the specific rhetorical move and full context to distinguish neighboring functions.
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Emphasis: 8-8: Final check?
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Relationship, function, substitution, punctuation neutrality, and one uniquely best answer.
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Emphasis: Emphasis relationship
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The later detail confirms, heightens, or foregrounds the prior point.
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Emphasis: Indeed function
💡Name the relationship before the transition.
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It often introduces strong confirmation of the statement before it.
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Emphasis: In fact caution
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It is not a generic connector; it should strengthen or correct an expectation.
ExampleCover the blank and paraphrase A → B.
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Emphasis: Emphasis trap
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Another related fact may only add information without strengthening the claim.
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Emphasis: Emphasis prediction
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A—and a stronger detail confirms A.
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