ACT Preparation / Unit 21 ACT 2016 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Shared Ground
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The idea
Competing viewpoints usually share some facts or assumptions. Finding what both accept narrows the dispute to where they actually differ.
In practice
Both invented scientists agree that the fish died within one week in August, and that the water was unusually warm that week.
Where people slip
A question asking what both viewpoints accept wants the shared fact, not either explanation.
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