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What this topic is
On the ACT Science test, summarizing competing hypotheses/theories means capturing what each of several scientists or students claims about the same phenomenon.
A student must identify the core idea of each view, where the accounts agree, and the precise point of disagreement. Questions usually sit in a Conflicting Viewpoints passage and ask which statement matches one hypothesis, what that theory would predict, or whether both views can accept a given fact.
Traps include swapping the scientists' claims, treating a shared observation as unique to one theory, and picking a technical-sounding line that neither side actually states. Choices are short paraphrases, not calculations.
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Practice 90 Summarizing competing hypotheses/theories questions in the app
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