Summary vs. Analysis

A Summary is basically a way to take a very long explanation and make it very short and concise but still be able to understand all the points from the long explanation. An analysis is taking everything that was said and examining it to draw a conclusion. In other words, a summary explains what a text is about and an analysis explains the how and why of a text. It is crucial to understand the difference between the two when writing because you have to be able to have the right balance between them depending on what you're writing. Knowing the difference between summary and analysis can help improve my writing because it can help me distinguish the evidence from the deduction. It can provide the what and then help explain the how and why, which then improves the all-around argument as a whole and provides substantial support for the writing.