After you've identified the conversation happening across texts, it's essential to synthesize the authors' ideas. This means that you'll look at where they agree and disagree and bring your own ideas to build new conclusions.
Watch this video for strategies on using synthesis to better understand how different authors develop similar themes.
Source: Author, https://owl.excelsior.edu/orc/what-to-do-after-reading/synthesizing/
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