Synthesize different points of view --Writing assignments often ask you to compare and contrast different writers and different points of view. If you read each article in the ways described above, it should be easy for you to find points of similarity and difference. Which author do you agree with more? Which author has better arguments? (Sometimes there are good arguments on both sides, and it is impossible to tell who is right and who is wrong from the evidence you have. Perhaps you need to think more. Perhaps you need to do some more research. Perhaps you need to discuss the issues with other people until you begin to feel that you have a strong position of your own.)