Example
Source A and B are different. Does it mean that one of them is wrong?
Does source E make source F surprising
Is Source E more reliable/Useful than source F in…
Does source E help your understanding of source F about …
Can source B prove that source C is wrong about
- most common is surprise
- next is reliability
- utility hasn’t come out before
General Guide
- ATQ: start each paragraph with exact phrases mentioned in question
Answering Guide
- content (must have)
- cross reference
- purpose/ tone/ provenance
highest level might be diff for all.
Surprise
Content
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source e does not make source f surprising as they both talk about …
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then you can explain further
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i expected this thus not surprising
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source e makes source f surprising as they contradict in terms of whether …
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then you can explain further
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i would expect xxxx / this is unexpected thus surprising
Higher Levels
- what are both source essentially trying to say? is there a similarity or difference in their main ideas.
- it is surprising / not surprising if they have similar / different ideas? Look at:
- who: who is talking. if you expect both to have diff. ideas, and they indeed have diff. ideas → then it is not surprising at all
- when: when is it published. e.g. one before COVID 19 and one after. clearly benefit of hindsight affects one source and not other → surprising / not surprising
- where: where is it published? what platform was this source published. which country was this source published. will it affect this source in any way and thus make their individual stand not surprising / surprising.
Important
NEED common criteria else you get an immediate 0
Important
I have made this mistake before related to timeframe. ensure it never happens again.
- compare the timeframe between 2 sources. if 1 is published before / after other, it may not be able to prove the other sources reliability/utility/surprise