That means that the discourse community of geology represents the common scholarly conversation that takes place among geologists. If an audiologist entered into their conversation (or picked up one of their journals),
A variety of backgrounds will often create a variety of views, which might not be clear for one person to the next.
synthesis
The combination of components or elements to form a connected whole. Often contrasted with analysis.
learn to quickly determine the important parts of the scholarly material you read
Predatory Reading helps the reader understand scholarly material quicker by locating and understanding "arguments." In order to understand the author's argument, the reader must understand the argument's three components: The problem, Solution, and evidence.