Writing and Reading-Sterling Paulson

I think that in order to be good readers we must read like we write. This entails following a process similar to the writing process. This "reading process" is important in helping us analyze and digest what we read. Just as we brainstorm, critique, and analyze what we write, so too must we critique and analyze what we read. This allows us to make sense of what we are reading, be able to store it as information in our own minds, and in turn use what we have read to formulate opinions on certain issues and, perhaps more importantly, write or speak on these same topics to other audiences. It is also an important step in being able to assess the validity of a source, as if we don't analyze writing in depth than we may miss logical fallacies or false claims. With this being said, writing and reading are very much related. I think that we write on a subject for others to read about it, and oftentimes we read the writing of others so that we in turn can write our own opinions on a subject. They are both performed most effectively when done in logical processes which allow our mind to analyze and digest information, and then use information to form coherent arguments. It is due to the purposes of writing and reading, as well as their related nature, that both require a similar process in order to be effective.