es and citations create a strong appeal, as one reads through his text. One of the styles that I liked was the repetitive use of “I wish” when he tried to point out his possible purposes of his text--this feature effectively strengthened his purpose. In contrary to Zinsser’s text Barber uses a rather formal language. His Inclusion of the survey and data give the text more of a factual texture than Zinsser’s. As I read the texts I felt that I was a part of the audience the author had in mind, mainly because I could apply the examples to my daily experiences as a college student. ...
