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Case Study: Compare the arguments in the articles by Fish and Young. Using what you have learned from the Kantz article about rhetorical reading, examine each article. Begin by establishing what's called rhetorical context: " Who is the author? What are their credentials? Where was the article published? Who is the intended audience? For example, people reading the New York Times are not necessarily the same people as those reading a scholarly journal.

Questions: Ask the following questions:

• What is each author's message? What is it that they think their audience needs to hear? Devote some space to summarizing each article, capturing the most important ideas. A good way to practice summary is to put the text away and write down the main points you recall. You can always go back later and add specific examples.
• What is each author's credibility? Doing so goes beyond establishing their expertise. Ask questions such as these: Does the writer come across as honest, serious, and authentic?
• How does each writer appeal to their specific audience? What reasons do they state to support their argument? Do the authors appeal to the audience's emotions? Do they appeal to reason, for example by offering evidence? Does the evidence inspire honest debate?
• Do the authors disagree on each aspect of the issue?
• Why and how do the authors disagree? Your essay must present an answer to this question. Ultimately, your answer will be somewhere in your introduction as a thesis statement, but don't worry if you don't have an answer yet. Trust that your answers to the questions above as well as the class discussion will get you there.
• What do you think about this issue? Which argument did you find more persuasive and why? Do any of the ideas discussed in these two sources resonate with your own experience as a writer? If so, how?