This essay outlines methodological issues relating to the areas of contrastive rhetoric discourse and in particular genre analysis. It draws round kinds of research methodologies widely used in the areas. It also specifically presents some frameworks developed for the analysis of texts of particular genre for instance the genre of research articles (RAs). The discussion of fralneworks for RA analysis will be presented with par- ticular attention given to the centrality of Swales Create a Research Space (CARS) model. A caveat on the selection and application of the available frameworks or models will conclude the paper.