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Evaluating competing interpretations

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Understand each item before testing yourself. Choose honestly whether it already feels familiar or needs practice.

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One reading is that…; another is that…

Example

One reading is that the director’s silence signalled consent; another is that she was withholding judgement until the figures arrived.

Compare sophisticated interpretations against wording, context, and explanatory power before reaching a proportionate judgement.

One reading is that…; another is that…
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One reading is that the director’s silence signalled consent; another is that she was withholding judgement until the figures arrived.
That interpretation fits…, but…
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That interpretation fits…, but…
It better accounts for…
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It better accounts for…
The two are not entirely incompatible.
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The two are not entirely incompatible.
That conclusion holds provided we distinguish… from…
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That conclusion holds provided we distinguish… from…