SAT Reading & Writing: Choose a transition showing addition or continuation (furthermore, also, etc.)
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The concept, explained
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Addition transitions signal that the next idea continues or reinforces the previous one: furthermore, moreover, also, in addition, additionally.
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Before choosing, confirm the relationship is truly continuation — not contrast, not cause/effect, not example.
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Addition transitions work best when the new information is parallel in nature to what came before, not a specific illustration of it.
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Avoid using "also" or "in addition" when the relationship is actually cause-effect or contrast.
- ✗ Using "furthermore" when the relationship is really contrast ("however") or cause ("therefore").
- ✗ Treating an example ("for instance") as addition ("in addition") — examples are a specific subtype and take different transitions.
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