The Chapter, Her Point Is, describes proper methods of summarizing. The importance to maintaining the author's point of view when creating a summary and that it is often necessary to also contrast it with your opinion if you disagree is obsverved. It is also implored to use an appropriate transition into ones summary aside from the lowest common denominators of "they say" or "they discuss." If satire is used then these guidelines are generally not applied. An interesting thing I saw in this chapter was the "closest cliche syndrome." I've encountered this breed of conclusion jumping many times before and had not known its name, so it's nice to know.

One thing I notice about both chapters is that they both name extremisms then follow into a set of helpful tips, I can only guess that the rest of the book follows the same guidelines.

The Chapter, As He Himself Puts It, describes proper methods of quoting a scource. It is stressed that one should always make sure to scope out a quote which is relevant to what you are attempting to convey with it. It is even more important to frame the quotation to give it an explanation because the quotes meaning in relation to your topic may not be obvious to a reader. The lack of such framing is hilariously described as hit-and-run quotation. While framing you can add your own spin after thw quote to help explain the relevance to the reader if it is not yet clear.
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