Format Cheat Sheets (Huge credits to socialstudieslovers on telegram)

1.InferenceWhatdoesSourceAtellyouaboutSingaporeans?A nswer(answerthequestion) ANSWER: SourceAtellsmethat INFER: that Singaporeansareharmoniousandarebondedasone. SUPPORT: ThiscanbeseeninSourceA“.....” /SourceAstatesthat “.....” EXPLAIN: Thisshowsthat Singaporeansareharmoniousas….. I nfer S upport E xplain 2.PurposeC ontextContextual knowledgeabout thesource SUGGESTNOTTODO! A udienceThetarget audiencetheAuthor/Sourcewantstoconveytoo P urposeVerbConvince/Persuade M essageYour inference AftMessage, SupportandthenExplain. A uthorWhoisthepublisher/roleintheSource N ewoutcomeTheactionsought bytheauthor 1

3.Comparison SIMILARITY HowareSourcesB&Csimilar? A nswer SourcesB&Caresimilar(answer)intellingmethatdiversityhasbeenachievedinSingapore.(Inferenceforbothsources)ThiscanbeseeninSourceBasitstatesthat“.......”(Supportfor1stSource)ThiscanbeseeninSourceCasitstatesthat“.......’(Supportfor2ndSource)ThisshowsthatbothsourcesB&Caresimilaras…….(explainforbothsources) I nferforbothsources(!!) S upportof1stSource S upportof2ndSource E xplainforbothsourcesYoucanexplainasoneastheyarebothsimilar. DIFFERENCE HowareSourcesB&Cdifferent? B asisofcomparison* SourcesB & C aredifferentonwhetherSingaporehasachievedfulldiversity. IcaninferthatSourceBtellsmethatDiversityhasnotbeenfullyachievedin Singaporeandimprovementsneedto be doneto maximisediversityinSingapore.ThiscanbeseeninSourceB asit statesthat“.......”(Supportfor1stSource)ThisshowsthatinSourceBthat………(Explainfor1stSource) IcaninferthatSourceCtellsmethatDiversityhasbeenfullyachievedin SingaporeandthatSingaporeansareunitedasone.ThiscanbeseeninSourceC asit statesthat“.......’(Supportfor2ndSource)ThisshowsthatinSourceCthat………(Explainfor2ndsource) I nferfor1stsource*(!!) S upportof1stsource E xplainfor1stsource I nferfor2ndsource*(!!) S upportof2ndsource E xplainfor2ndsource 2

4.Utility(Generalformat) Generally, theyallhavethesameformat, justdifferentconcludingstatementsorevendifferentwaysofansweringthequestion. A nswerI nferS upportE xplain -CrossReference-I nferS upportE xplainC oncludingstatement 3

5.ReliabilityHowreliableisSourceE*intellingmetheeffectsofGlobalisation?>SourceEisthemainsourceforthisexample* CASEA: If across-referredsourceSUPPORTStheclaiminthemainsource(thesourceaskedinthequestion.) SourceEisreliableintellingmetheeffectsofGlobalisation(Answer) hasbroughtaboutanegativeimpacttowardsforeignworkers.(Infer)ThiscanbeseeninSourceEasitstates“......................”(Support)Thisshowsthat...............(Explain) WhenIcrossrefertoSourceD,itshowsthatSourceEisreliableasSourceDsupportsSourceEintellingmetheeffectsofGlobalisationhasbroughtaboutanegativeimpacttowardsforeignworkers.(Copytheinferenceinthemainsourceastheyarebothsimilar).ThiscanbeseeninSourceDasitstates“......................”(Support).Thisshowsthat...............(Explain)SinceSourceDsupportsE,thusmakingSourceEreliable.(ConcludingStatement) IMPORTANT=Bold 4 CASEB: If across-referredsourceCONTRADICTS/CHALLENGEStheclaiminthemainsource(thesourceaskedinthequesti