English Literature A-Level
Synthesised argumentation
What Synthesised argumentation means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Synthesised argumentation
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Articulating a synthesised, critical judgement that evaluates the texts in relation to one another, driving towards a synthesised conclusion.
Topics that use Synthesised argumentation
Related terms
- Academic expression
- Academic register and coherence
- Application of literary terminology
- Authorial intent
- Authorial methods and craft
- Comparative analysis
- Comparative literary analysis
- Comparative structure
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