as a result是具有副詞詞性的短語,在句中只能起過渡詞使用,充當狀語
而so一般作並列連詞用,可以連接兩個分句,構成並列句.
例如As a result, "Black" people are thought of as less competent and as having colder personalities.
There wasn't much traffic so we made good progress.
來往車輛不多,所以我們開得很快。