Learner spots two paragraphs making the same point in different words, and converts one into the part of the task that was missing.
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Six pairs. Three of them are two different claims.
P1: fees deter poorer students. P2: cost puts off applicants from low-income families. Same point?
How it happens, what it costs twice, and the six-word test.
You develop an idea. Then you need a second body paragraph.
The easiest thing to write is the first idea from a new angle. It feels like progress.
Ten pairs. Five are two genuine claims.
Sort each item into the correct category
Two essays reduced to claims, then judged.
A. P1: Fees deter students from poorer households, because a debt larger than the family income is a real barrier. P2: Cost is what puts low-income applicants off, since the sums involved dwarf what their families earn.
P1 in six words:
P2 in six words:
Repeat?
B. P1: Congestion charges cut traffic, because marginal drivers switch to the train. P2: Congestion charges raise revenue, which is then spent on the bus network.
P1 in six words:
P2 in six words:
Repeat?
One repeat identified, and rewritten to cover the missing part.
Question: What are the causes of falling voter turnout, and what could be done about it?
The essay as written:
P1 — Turnout falls because registration is hardest for people who move often. P2 — Young people in rented housing move frequently and drop off the register. P3 — Conclusion.
Name which paragraph repeats. Then rewrite it to answer the missing part.
One sentence.
Answering the missing part, developed.
Say your two claims in six words each and compare them.