Comparing PassagesHESI A2 cheat sheet

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Step One

Find each passage's main idea and purpose separately

Step Two

Note where they agree and where they diverge

Common Stem

'Both authors would agree…' — the answer must hold in both

Trap

A statement true of only one passage is the usual wrong answer

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