College Composition / Unit 23 CMP 0568 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Summary Versus Synthesis
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The idea
A summary restates one source's key points; a synthesis compares and interprets several sources to make new meaning.
In practice
Summary demonstrates comprehension and treats sources as separate; synthesis demonstrates critical thinking and connects them.
Where people slip
A paragraph that summarizes three sources in turn, without relating them, has not yet synthesized.
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