What feature do horror and science fiction have in common? Both genres create suspense by playing on readers' fears.

Both genres refer to scientific concepts and theories.

Both genres use first-person narrators to tell the story.

Both genres include evil characters and monsters.

The first step in synthesizing is to a. compare a particular source you are considering to the other sources you have already selected. b. parrot what other sources have said. c. ignore sources with information that runs counter to your claim. d. insert large chunks of information from one or two sources into your essay.