Rewriting, Chapter 2

            I thought the analogy on page at the beginning on page 35 was interesting when he compared an academic writing paper to a person who shows up late in a conversation, voices their opinion, argues, listens, and then has to leave while the argument still goes on. When you are writing an academic paper based on an argument that is already present in the world, the argument still won’t be done. You must come up with a conclusion, but that is your own personal conclusion. You are voicing your opinion, but the argument will never be over. I liked this part, and it kind of shows that no matter what you can't win. You have to take facts that are written from books, or other sources, put them in your own words, and write about them. The argument never ends, but your paper does.