In the past, I have taken the approach of a politician almost, and that has caused me to take quotes out of context and use them to my advantage. While this does create a paper with evidence, it also creates an argument that isn't solid. I will not be doing this for this paper because I am actually writing about something I care about. I am not a politician that constantly takes someone else's words and uses them out of context to benefit myself; the only time I have ever done it is in one research paper in high school. I have found overwhelming support for many of my claims,--I plan to discuss both ends of the spectrum throughout the whole paper, and add rhetoric sprinkled in, so that my views are made explicity clear, without me actually saying them--but I have a couple that don't have much support at this point in time.
I am excited to see where I am going to take this paper, and I have been really enjoying--for lack of a better word--what I have been learning about. I say "enjoying" because I am interested in this topic, not because I am happy about the statistics and research, or the need for it, but simply because I believe this topic is important.
You're an inspiring writer! Thanks for sharing, Sydney!
ReplyDeleteI too would sometimes twist evidence to fit my narrative, but you're right, it makes a flawed argument. I'm hoping the sources I find will enhance my arguments for this essay. -nick zaimins
ReplyDeleteI think picking a topic that you enjoy helps a lot for the research process. I'm a big sports person, so I chose a topic that would be easy for me to talk about.
ReplyDeleteIt's great that you found a topic that your very interested in. I just decided to do the same topic I had for my micro theme, swearing.
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