Basu’s articles focuses mostly on Secondary Sources as the primary piece of evidence. For example, he says, “Zhu and his team asked 93 adults which foods they considered masculine and feminine…the results showed, unsurprisingly, that there was a significant tie to food and gender perception.” He summarizes the results from a study but doesn’t use information directly from the study, hence rendering the evidence secondary. On the other hand, Roy’s article on biryani relies on Primary Sources through interviews. Summaries of what another person said, such as “he said 70 to 80 percent of them were just anti-socials, anyway, in the garb of cow protectors” are used as well; however, overall, Roy’s article used more Primary Sources.
Sources:
- Roy, Sandip. "India's War On Biryani Mixes Caste, Religion, Cow-Avenging Vigilantes." NPR. NPR, 12 Sept. 2016. Web. 18 Sept. 2016.
- Basu, Tanya. "Here's Why Salads Feel Feminine and Nachos Seem Manly." Time. Time, 11 Sept. 2015. Web. 18 Sept. 2016.
Good job; if you were to add more to this post, you could discuss the ways each author deploys their pieces of evidence (do they support the main claim? provide background?)
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