ACT Preparation / Unit 21 ACT 2015 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Conflicting Viewpoints
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The idea
A conflicting viewpoints passage presents two or more explanations of the same phenomenon that disagree, because they rest on different premises or incomplete data.
In practice
Two invented scientists explain why a lake's fish died: one blames low oxygen, the other a sudden rise in temperature.
Where people slip
Neither view is labeled correct; the questions test understanding and comparison, not picking a winner.
Your place on the trail
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