-choose two texts that each
represent the same subject in different ways. Compose an essay in which you do a comparative analysis
of the rhetoric of these two texts.
-Look for what you can see by reading these two essays together that you could not see by reading them
separately. Don’t simply make a list of similarities and differences. THAT there are many similarities and
differences between any two texts is such an obvious thing to say that it’s a useless thing to say. Here,
that’s not enough. Instead: Look at HOW each author discusses and judges their subject.
-You can’t argue your opinion in a logical and measured way (or even develop a responsible and sound
opinion) unless you consider the views of others. You can’t effectively or responsibly join a conversation
until you’ve defined the conversation you’re trying to join. So this essay is not about taking a position on
the authors’ subject. You won’t actually be writing about the authors’ issues in this assignment. Instead,
you’ll write about HOW they talk about their issues. You’ll uncover a lot more about these authors and
their worldviews, philosophies, assumptions, and judgments than you will about their subjects.
* these are the two texts
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