Chapter 1: Time is on Your Side
Chapter 1: Time is on Your Side
Chapter 1: Time is on Your Side
Chapter 1: Time is on Your Side
Chapter 1: Time is on Your Side
Chapter 1: Time is on Your Side
Chapter 2: Evidence
Chapter 2: Evidence
Chapter 2: Evidence
Chapter 2: Evidence
Chapter 2: Evidence
Chapter 2: Evidence
Chapter 3: The Full Three Storey Thesis
Chapter 3: The Full Three Storey Thesis
Chapter 3: The Full Three Storey Thesis
Chapter 3: The Full Three Storey Thesis
Chapter 3: The Full Three Storey Thesis
Chapter 4: From Thesis to Essay
Chapter 4: From Thesis to Essay
Chapter 4: From Thesis to Essay
Chapter 4: From Thesis to Essay
Chapter 4: From Thesis to Essay
Chapter 4: From Thesis to Essay
Chapter 4: From Thesis to Essay
Chapter 5: Maintaining Focus and Purpose: The Body Paragraphs
Chapter 5: Maintaining Focus and Purpose: The Body Paragraphs
Chapter 5: Maintaining Focus and Purpose: The Body Paragraphs
Chapter 5: Maintaining Focus and Purpose: The Body Paragraphs
Chapter 5: Maintaining Focus and Purpose: The Body Paragraphs
Chapter 5: Maintaining Focus and Purpose: The Body Paragraphs
Chapter 5: Maintaining Focus and Purpose: The Body Paragraphs
Chapter 5: Maintaining Focus and Purpose: The Body Paragraphs
Chapter 5: Maintaining Focus and Purpose: The Body Paragraphs
It is vital at this point to reread the article and reread the essay you have w
Chapter 6: One Last Time Before You Go: The Conclusion and Final Review
Chapter 6: One Last Time Before You Go: The Conclusion and Final Review
Chapter 7: Making Your Own Argument
Chapter 7: Making Your Own Argument
Chapter 7: Making Your Own Argument
Chapter 7: Making Your Own Argument
Chapter 7: Making Your Own Argument
Chapter 7: Making Your Own Argument
Chapter 8: Gathering Research and Establishing Evidence
Chapter 8: Gathering Research and Establishing Evidence
Chapter 8: Gathering Research and Establishing Evidence
Chapter 8: Gathering Research and Establishing Evidence
Chapter 8: Gathering Research and Establishing Evidence
Chapter 8: Gathering Research and Establishing Evidence
Chapter 8: Gathering Research and Establishing Evidence
Chapter 9: Towards the Well-Researched Paper
Chapter 9: Towards the Well-Researched Paper
Chapter 9: Towards the Well-Researched Paper
Chapter 9: Towards the Well-Researched Paper
Chapter 9: Towards the Well-Researched Paper
Chapter 9: Towards the Well-Researched Paper
Chapter 9: Towards the Well-Researched Paper
Chapter 9: Towards the Well-Researched Paper
Chapter 9: Towards the Well-Researched Paper
Chapter 9: Towards the Well-Researched Paper
Chapter 9: Towards the Well-Researched Paper
Chapter 9: Towards the Well-Researched Paper
Chapter 9: Towards the Well-Researched Paper
Chapter 9: Towards the Well-Researched Paper
Chapter 9: Towards the Well-Researched Paper
Chapter 10: Joining the Conversation: Primary Sources, Secondary Sources, and Yo
Chapter 10: Joining the Conversation: Primary Sources, Secondary Sources, and Yo
Chapter 10: Joining the Conversation: Primary Sources, Secondary Sources, and Yo
Chapter 10: Joining the Conversation: Primary Sources, Secondary Sources, and Yo
Chapter 10: Joining the Conversation: Primary Sources, Secondary Sources, and Yo
Chapter 10: Joining the Conversation: Primary Sources, Secondary Sources, and Yo
Chapter 10: Joining the Conversation: Primary Sources, Secondary Sources, and Yo
Chapter 10: Joining the Conversation: Primary Sources, Secondary Sources, and Yo
Chapter 10: Joining the Conversation: Primary Sources, Secondary Sources, and Yo
Chapter 10: Joining the Conversation: Primary Sources, Secondary Sources, and Yo
Chapter 11: Editing and Evolving the Thesis and Outline
Chapter 11: Editing and Evolving the Thesis and Outline
Chapter 11: Editing and Evolving the Thesis and Outline
Chapter 12: What Have I Accomplished? Conclusion and Final Assessment
Chapter 12: What Have I Accomplished? Conclusion and Final Assessment
Chapter 12: What Have I Accomplished? Before you do, however, you must do one l
Chapter 12: What Have I Accomplished? Conclusion and Final Assessment
Chapter 13: Works Cited
Chapter 13: Works Cited
Chapter 13: Works Cited
Chapter 13: Works Cited
Chapter 13: Works Cited
Chapter 13: Works Cited
Chapter 13: Works Cited
Chapter 13: Works Cited
Chapter 13: Works Cited
For the Instructor
For the Instructor
For the Instructor
For the Instructor
For the Instructor
For the Instructor
For the Instructor
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Chapter 8: Gathering Research and Establishing Evidence
Chapter 8: Gathering Research and Establishing Evidence
Types of Information
Finding Credible Information
For your academic assignments, you will be asked to consult credible sources like academic books and peer-reviewed journal articles. Different writing assignments can also require other sources of information like government statistics or personal interviews.
As a researcher you want to use sources that are credible. Credible sources provide information that is factual and can be verified. You also need to be aware of bias in your sources. Bias refers to a source’s intent or purpose. It is possible for credible sources to have some bias as they might learn towards one particular research methodology or viewpoint, but they will still use sources to support their argument. What to watch out for is sources that have extreme bias. These sources are overtly one-sided, lack factual information or provide little to no evidence to back up their arguments.