Comparative Analysis Paper #2

Comparative Analysis Paper #2

The second major paper in LING 100 is a Comparative Analysis. The comparative analysis asks you to compare
the arguments of two readings:
Kaminer, Trading Liberty for Illusions
The Economist, If Looks Could Kill

A comparative analysis requires you to compare HOW the authors make their arguments. You will compare
the claims of each reading, and the kinds of evidence or examples used in the two readings. A comparative
analysrs is not a simple compare and contrast or summary, and you should remain objective and avoid giving
your opinion about the topic itself.
For the WPA ia-class writing that we just completed, you analyzed the argument of Kaminer in Trading Liberty
for lllusrons. For the comparative analysis essay, you will compare the strategies that each author uses in the
essay.
Organization:
Introduction

-introduce the issue addressed by the two readings.

introduce both readings (title, author, date, context), and the main thesis of each readin

Your thesis will be a brief statement about the differences or similarities you will discuss in the rest of

your paper.
Body Section

In each paragraph, compare both readings on a single point. Each body paragraph should follow a

Point-by-point arrangement.
You must provide evidence from each reading to explain your point in the form of quotations or
paraphrases.
o For example, if you discuss use of statistics, paraphrase/quote statistics given by each author

Conclusion

state in general terms what your comparative analysis has shown about the two readings.

state whether or not the argument of each author is effective, based on your analysis

Related readin_ in Writin_ in the Disci lines
Point-by-Point Arrangement Writing in the Disciplines pages 129-130
138.
Paraphrase Writing in the Disciplines pages 95-96
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