They Say, I Say! Annotation for Chapter 7 "So What? Who Cares?"

Chapter 7

Main Points:

• Always necessarily to answer "so what?" and "who cares?"
• Answering "so what?" and "who cares?" makes the reader interesting.
• If not, readers will lose interest of reading
• Readers should know what the author makes the statement and why it is important. 
• "Who cares" : comparing what you want to say and what others say. 
• "So What" : Make your argument stronger and more interesting. 

Quotes: 

"Regardless of how interesting a topic may be to you as a writer, readers always need to know what is at stake in a text and why they should care" p(92)

 The authors point is that even though the problem is really serious or important to you, you need to express why the problem is also important to the readers and why they should concern.

"By suggesting the real- world applications of your claims, the templates not only demonstrate that others care about your claims but also tell your readers why they should care."p(99) 

This quote states that using templates for answering that your claims are important to others but also why your claims are matter to others.

"Ultimately, such templates help you create a dramatic tension or clash of views in your writing that readers will feel invested in and want to see resolved."p(96)

According to this quote, template makes writers to become better describing in their claims. Also, it makes the reader wants to get interesting and active with claims.

Question:

- When do we answer "so what" and "who care"?