in content, rather it should provide a sound structure and solutions to some of your writing dilemmas. In fact, it can be best if the article is not on your topic, so that the content doesn't distract you. For instance, if you have written a paper on Don Quixote, it may be better to pick a single-text study on another literary classic than to pick a multiple-text study that includes Don Quixote. If you have written a qualitative paper, don't pick a quantitative article. If you have written a short, focused paper, don't pick a lengthy, rambling one. Try to find an article that approaches material in the way that you hope to.
Avoid picking certain kinds of articles. Try to pick an article that was published in the past year not ten years ago Journal styles change. Try not to pick an article by a very famous person tend to be unusual, both much better or much worse than the general article. Don't pick a bibliographic article, a literature review, or a broad survey if that's not what you are doing.