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One thing that I noticed right away after reading both Bryson and Fletcher’s articles is that they are both structured similarly. For example, both articles don’t seem to explicitly state their main point/thesis until the ending of the article. They both also use various examples that help demonstrate their central argument throughout the essay, but Bryson seems to employ the use of many more than Fletcher does. Another similarity that seemed to stand out to me was that both authors seemed to tell their point of view about advertisements from a rather biased (rather than objective) point of view. For example, Fletcher argued throughout his essay that advertisements were good; Bryson, on the other hand, argued that advertisements were pretty bad and did not always tell the whole truth. On the same token, both authors seemed to entertain the idea that although not everyone agrees about whether advertisement is good or bad for public society, advertisements are usually successful because so many people buy in to them (despite their positive/negative consequences).