Greene discusses what is known as "argument as conversation," which addresses how scholarly argument differs from daily interactive argument. Scholarly argument involves many voices holding productive conversation of an intellectual topic. In order to have this type of scholarly debate, you must first identify a topic, identify the situation, and frame a good question. This is a very interactive, educational debate style. Writers can oppose in manners that are represented with backed research findings. Each person can state their opinion in a fair, open fashion. In reality, participants are "conversing" with opposing views.
The second author, Kleine, offers the approach of using heuristics, or problem solving patterns. His mission is to enable students to perform research in the same way that an actual researcher would. He does this by gathering information and interviewing real researchers to find out how they do their jobs. He proposes the styles of hunters or gatherers; people who go after the information they desire, or those that gather previously existing information in order to compile it to make sense.
Each author seems content in his own writing style. Both, however, do support the use of research. Argument as conversation to me seems the most practical, though, considering it offers varying views from several researched view points.
Greene is addressing college aged students, he even makes a comment along the lines "similar to the academic setting you find yourself in now." And Kleine also introduces the subject "How can we teach students?..." in one of his opening paragraphs. Whether they are of the same age group, I'm not sure, but they both seem to be addressing a student body.
When writing to students the authors have to take into consideration the students' previous writing experiences. Most specifically, just how much experience do they have with this style of research and debate. Addressing this specific audience causes them to start from a primary educational outloook and build up their cases. Had this material been presented to scholars, the arrangement would be entirely different.
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