Digital SAT Practice Test: Rhetorical Synthesis (Set 4)
This adaptive-style simulation simulates the real Digital SAT exam interface to help you master Rhetorical Synthesis.
Set 4: Rhetorical Synthesis (Advanced)
1 / 10PASSAGEScience (Scenario 1)
Recent studies show that a student is writing about cognitive biases in scientific research. The student wants to explain how confirmation bias specifically undermines the scientific method.
Notes:
- Confirmation bias leads researchers to favor evidence supporting their hypotheses.
- Disconfirming evidence may be unconsciously discounted or explained away.
- This contradicts the falsification principle central to scientific method.
- Peer review and replication are designed to counteract such biases.
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Which choice most effectively uses information from the notes to accomplish the student's goal?
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Avg SAT: 1545
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