This post will be referring back to the importance of secondary, or argument, sources in academic writing.
Another interesting claim made by my classmate is that primary sources lack the biases that exist in secondary sources. While I admit secondary sources are biased, it is by the inherent nature of an argument source to favor a particular side. The entire point of an argument source is to provide a particular perspective to look at a particular topic. The result is an argument that promotes the thesis of the author. Additionally, the argument source provides an opportunity to reinforce your own work through the refutations of the opposing argument. Essentially, argument sources give you a detailed plan of your enemy’s attack plan. Utilizing an argument source like this prevents you from forming a strawman fallacy in your argument.
Bill Nye, THE SCIENCE GUY, says it just the right way.