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ACT Science: Conflicting Viewpoint Passage Drill 1, Problem 1. What statement would both scientists agree upon?
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ACT Science: Conflicting Viewpoint Passage Drill 2, Problem 6. Which of the following best summarizes the viewpoint of Scientist 1?
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Here’s your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by invasive Burmese pythons.
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“Burmese pythons: They’ll ‘snake’ up on you”
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Here’s a passage about snakes and two viewpoints written by scientists.
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Which of the following best summarizes the viewpoint of Scientist 1?
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And here are the possible answers…
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This question is asking us for a summary of Scientist 1’s main idea.
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Let’s narrow it down by getting rid of the ones that are obviously wrong.
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Option A says the USGS conducts thorough studies.
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Scientist 1 seemed completely annoyed with the study in question,
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so it’s safe to say that we won’t be going with option A.
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Option D is also way off.
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Pythons all over in 100 years? Scientist 1 doesn’t seem to think so.
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Scientist 1 does agree with option C, but it is not the main point of his argument.
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The last sentence, which says “Invasive non-native species can have huge effects on
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native ecosystems, but in this case, the study overestimates the problem,” is a rebuttal
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against the opposing viewpoint—basically saying that yes, invasive species are bad,
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BUT the main point is that the study overestimated the problem.
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You almost had it, Option C, but not quite.
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So that leaves us with option B.
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The python is unlikely to take over the United States--
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and good thing, too, especially if you’re a mouse.
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Or Samuel L. Jackson.
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