{"id":1157,"date":"2016-04-22T14:00:17","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T14:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english\/?post_type=chapter&p=1157"},"modified":"2016-07-15T18:58:58","modified_gmt":"2016-07-15T18:58:58","slug":"video-using-multiple-sources-3-2-4","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/chapter\/video-using-multiple-sources-3-2-4\/","title":{"raw":"Video: Using Multiple Sources","rendered":"Video: Using Multiple Sources"},"content":{"raw":"Sources are a great help for understanding a topic more deeply. \u00a0But what about when sources don't quite agree with one another, or challenge what you have experienced yourself?\r\n\r\nThis is where your skill of synthesis<\/strong> comes into play, as a writer. Synthesizing includes comparison and contrast, but also allows you to combine multiple perspectives on a topic to reach a deeper understanding.\r\n\r\nThis video explains the process of synthesis in action.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/7dEGoJdb6O0\r\n

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Sources are a great help for understanding a topic more deeply. \u00a0But what about when sources don’t quite agree with one another, or challenge what you have experienced yourself?<\/p>\n

This is where your skill of synthesis<\/strong> comes into play, as a writer. Synthesizing includes comparison and contrast, but also allows you to combine multiple perspectives on a topic to reach a deeper understanding.<\/p>\n

This video explains the process of synthesis in action.<\/p>\n