So this topic of research has come up a couple times in my last couple blog post to say the least. I know I keep talking about research in all kind of different forms and I know you probably don’t want to be reading about the same thing over and over again but I have the mindset that if it keeps popping up all the time it must be somewhat important. Now the last couple times I have brought up the topic of research I have talked about the way that I do it, the different types of research, how to find credible sources and how to make sure you avoid some of the pitfalls of research. The one thing we haven’t talked about is the viewpoint of experts on research, claims, context and how to make textual sources persuasive.
THOSE WHO KNOW MORE
One expert that I was reading about that I felt like really helped me and made me think about the way in which I present information, how I may fall into the trap of just reporting the fact instead of really presenting them and arguing what the facts may be was Margaret Kantz . You would think this should be self evident but it’s not and everyone falls into bad habits no matter how long you have been writing or doing research. The other thing that I took away from reading Helping Students Use Textual Sources Persuasively by Margaret Kantz, was that facts aren’t inherently true they are just claims that the audience for the most part has accepted to be true.
YOU ALWAY’S HAVE SOMETHING TO LEARN
I don’t know about you guys but I really feel like this will help my written and the way in which I do research. The last point I want to make is right when you think you got it figured out is the moment you have decided to stop learning, don’t make that mistake realize that you’re always learning and trying to get better. No one knows everything and you can always improve as a writer, researcher no matter how long you have been doing it.