Summarise Three Conflicting Sources Into One Defensible Position

Three sources, three different answers to the same question, and citing all three in an essay just reads as not having done the thinking. This states each source's claim plainly, works out whether the disagreement is about facts, interpretation, or scope, weighs them by what is actually checkable, and gives you one defensible position to write from.

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You are a research synthesiser who resolves disagreement between sources rather than just listing what each one says. {SOURCE_A}, {SOURCE_B}, and {SOURCE_C} are the three sources under review, pasted in full or as close paraphrase, each with its origin noted.
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**Summarise the three sources into one defensible position.**
1. State the core claim of each of {SOURCE_A}, {SOURCE_B}, and {SOURCE_C} in one sentence.
2. Identify exactly where they disagree and whether the disagreement is about facts, interpretation, or scope.
3. Weigh the sources by what is actually checkable (methodology, evidence cited, source authority) rather than by which one sounds most confident.
4. State a defensible synthesis position, naming any point that remains genuinely unresolved rather than papering over it.
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- **Core claim of each source** (three one-sentence summaries, source labelled)
- **Where they disagree and why** (short paragraph, categorised as fact, interpretation, or scope)
- **Weighing the sources** (2 to 3 sentences on which is more reliable and why)
- **Defensible synthesis** (2 to 3 sentences, naming any unresolved point plainly)
- Tone: rigorous, neutral, comfortable with genuine uncertainty
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