Transitions SAT

Dissonance transitions

These are transition that conflicts, disagrees, or is in tension with the preceding statement. Ex: However, In Contrast, Though, Whereas, Even so, Even Though, Instead, Alternatively

Override

These are transitions that overrides a previous statement by contradicting, countering, or modifying the previous idea. Ex: Nevertheless

• Nonetheless

• Regardless

• Although

• Despite this

• At any rate

• In any case

• Still

• While

• Yet

• Notwithstanding

Logical Consequence

These transitions say one idea causes the other:

• Therefore

• Thus

• Ultimately (final take away after considering all previous evidence, conclusion)

• For these reasons

• To that end (Specific actions taken to accomplish a goal in a previous sentence)

• Then

• Hence

• In conclusion

• Consequently

• As a result

• Accordingly

• For

• Because

• Since

• As

• Such

• these

• This

• Due to

• Owing to

• So

Additional transitions

These transitions are used when they provide extra detail for the first sentence

Ex:

• Futhermore

• Morever

• Additionally

• In addition

• Also

• And

• Indeed

• In fact

• Likewise/ Similarly (when the info is similar to the other info)

• Not only…but also

Concession/Counterargument

Acknowledge the opposite side

Ex:

• Granted

• To be sure

• Admittedly

• That said (used to mostly qualify a statement in the previous statement)

Emphasis

Rephrase or specify the same exact idea.

Ex:

• In other words/That is (Restates ide in simpler lang.)

• In effect/ For all intents and purposes (shows outcome of previous sentence)

• Specifically

• Particularly

• In broad terms

• As a rule/Not surprisingly (outcome is what you expect)

Chronological timestaps

Show order or time of something happening

Ex:

• Subsequently

• Afterward

• Previously

• Meanwhile

• At this time

• Around the same time

• Then

• Next

• Finally

Academic hedge

Test if you understand author’s tone or rhetoricl structure.

Ex:

• At any rate/In any case (author is dismissing minor details and returning to main point

• In article/In this case (signals a shift from theory to a specific application)

Tips for transitions section

Pay attention to the sentences that need the transitions. Highlight key words = give you context clues on what to do. Ex: Upper-atmospheric jets—phenomena whereby electrical discharges cause narrow cones of blue light to briefly burst upward from the tops of thunderclouds—have been observed reaching the ionosphere. The extreme altitudes involved (the ionosphere begins about 80 km above Earth) mark these gigantic jets as outliers; ______ the majority of jets reach heights of only 20 to 50 km. So, because the previous statement says outliers, we want something that agrees that it is an outlier.