# Answering cards asking the same info from different angles

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**Category:** Learning Effectively\
**Created:** [August 16, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/answering-cards-asking-the-same-info-from-different-angles/65778 "2025-08-16T17:21:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![gargaunis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gargaunis](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/gargaunis)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/answering-cards-asking-the-same-info-from-different-angles/65778/1 "2025-08-16T17:21:03Z")

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Hello!

I’m looking for some advice on a problem I’ve encountered while working through my Anki backlog. I have quite a few cards that ask for the same information from slightly different angles.

For example, I had a card that asked: **“What is a mixed condition (modality of a legal act)?”** The answer was: **“When the fulfillment of the condition depends on the will of one of the parties and the will of a specific third person.”**

I didn’t remember the answer, so I hit “Again.” However, later the same day, another card appeared with a very similar question: **“What is the name of the condition (modality of a legal act) which depends on the will of one of the contracting parties and the will of a specific third person?”**

I knew the answer to this second card only because I had seen its “twin” earlier. It felt a bit like cheating to answer “Good.”

My question is: In this situation, should I still hit “Again” to ensure I truly learn the information, or is it acceptable to go for “Good”? I am aware that this happens mostly because I have a backlog and wouldn’t really occur otherwise.

Any advice on how to handle these types of redundant cards would be greatly appreciated!

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**Author:** ![Danika\_Dakika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/danika_dakika/32/17815_2.png) [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/answering-cards-asking-the-same-info-from-different-angles/65778/2 "2025-08-16T18:54:52Z")

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Ideally those are cards that you would have created to be siblings – from the same note – and you would use the [Burying](https://docs.ankiweb.net/studying.html#siblings-and-burying) options to automatically keep them from appearing on the same day. That’s not always done and not always possible (for a variety of reasons), but you can still do the same thing manually – bury that card/note instead of grading your answer today.

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**Author:** ![gargaunis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gargaunis](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/gargaunis)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/answering-cards-asking-the-same-info-from-different-angles/65778/3 "2025-08-17T07:18:57Z")

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I see. Basically like a cloze or a front-back/back-front. Never used manual burying, will look into it.

Thank you for the answer! Yours are always useful - both here and on Reddit.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/answering-cards-asking-the-same-info-from-different-angles/65778/4 "2025-11-15T07:19:22Z")

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Closed on November 15, 2025, 7:19am UTC

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