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               all sources of information are           Synthesis  does  not  mean
               reliable.                             reassembling  or  putting  different
                  Therefore,  it  is  essential  to   parts together.
               analyze  the  resources  and             For  example,  if  we  glue  the
               ensure their credibility.             broken pieces of a pot, it does not
                  Finding a relationship between     mean  we  have  made  a new  pot.
               events is also an important point     To  synthesize  means  to  create
               in   the    evaluation.   Without     new  content.  When  we  create
               accurate  analysis  of  claims,  our   new  content  with  the  help  of
               readings of religions and religious   information,  or  in  other  words,
               beliefs will not be reliable.         when we create a new knowledge
                  Finding the reason and impact      structure, in fact we transform the
               of  events  in  the  formation  and   structure  of  the  old  knowledge
               continuation  of  religious  and      into a new and advanced structure
               religious beliefs is very important   of  knowledge  with  the  help  of
               as  well  because  any  wrong         new information.
               reasoning can lead to misleading.        In content synthesis, the most
                  Another point in the evaluation    important and the first step is to
               skill is the comparison of beliefs.   determine the purpose.
               An applied analysis of the words         The  purpose  is  to  provide  a
               such  as  “the  best”,  “the  most    solution, but when the problem is
               complete”,  “the  first”,  “the       very  complex,  irregular  or  very
                                        .
               biggest”, etc. is important           broad,  the  solutions  offered  by
                                                     people are not useful and they are
                   3.  Synthesis Skill               rejected.
               Potter  believes  that  synthesis        The  next  point  is  the  use  of
               means  the  ability  to  sum  up      components  that  were  already
               valuable  components  (identified     determined  as  the  highly  valued
               during  analysis  and  evaluation)    components  in  the  process  of
               within a new knowledge structure      analysis  and  evaluation.  Finally,
               to provide a better point of view     components should be put in their
               or  to  provide  a  solution  for  a   correct place to create content to
               problem. (Potter, 2013: 168)          provide  the  correct  solution.  But
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