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Anthropologists overrate the usefulness of field studies because, in the context of a field study, they underestimate how much their presence influences the community they’re studying.
The conclusion is a judgment on anthropologist’s general valuing of field studies: “the usefulness of field studies tends to be overrated by anthropologists.”
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This rephrases the conclusion.
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This is context. It explains what a field study is, which is a key concept in the overall argument.
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This is context. It informs the relationship between field studies and anthropological research.
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This is a concession. The author is acknowledging that anthropologist’s aren’t entirely ignorant of this effect.
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This is a premise. It supports the conclusion that the usefulness of field studies is overrated by anthropologists.
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