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riya28
What if it repeats the idea but makes your position clearer? wouldnt removing it make things worse?
Also does this work for a Task 1 overview?
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ivan88
For the overview, if both sentences say same trend, do we only need it once? Not sure the cover test works the same there.
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fatimah_s
If the repeat adds a clear position, maybe it is not just repetition. But if the first sentence already says your position, the second one might only use different words. I would look for a new reason or example instead.
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amara07
For overviews the cover test is different. Cover sentence two and see if the main contrast still stands. If it does, sentence two is probably just the same trend in new words.
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