In making this determination, the ordering of the cards is a factor. I use the Tarot of Marseilles ordering as a standard, although I recognize that there was variation among the early decks, particularly the Italian ones. Now let's look at cards that may represent transcending duality. The most obvious are the three virtues, which were described by Aristotle in terms of moderating between extremes. Others would be angelic or religious guides, especially when accompanied by pairs.
Cupid seems to be resolving the young man's dilemma.
This is suggestive that each virtue card represents a resolution of the duality of the two cards that come before it. Each virtue is the final card of a triad, perhaps. Let's presume this is so, and extend the pattern backward and forward through the sequence. If a card turns out in the wrong spot in the triad, the points are subtracted. The score for starting grouping with the Papess is left as an exercise for the reader, but suffice it to say it is not encouraging.