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Conflicting Viewpoints passages in ACT Science present several scientists or students explaining the same phenomenon differently, and Summarizing competing hypotheses/theories asks what each one actually claims.
Each viewpoint is usually a short paragraph with its own reasoning, so the first job is to state its central claim in a single sentence. Questions ask which viewpoint holds a given statement, or which summary matches a particular student's explanation.
Viewpoints often share background facts and differ on one key point, such as what causes a change. Choices that blend two viewpoints, or that attach the right claim to the wrong scientist, are the frequent wrong answers.
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