So far we've gone through a bit of exploration and brainstorming to mold together multiple ideas. Now there is a spread sheet of multiple ideas upon one topic but there is no way to bring them all together for a research paper, and there are a few reasons for that. Research papers can't put every shred of information and argument into a paper. Taking a stand on a argument only makes the researcher more passionate about his subject which will then get his readers attentions even more. Acknowledging the other side of an argument and how it may affect your reasoning is another thing but diving into both sides is too broad when the research should be narrowed down. Narrowing down is the next step of finding the main topic of the research paper. Finding central concepts repeated, finding broad themes discussed, finding disagreements, and finding recurring voices in your sources are all ways to get the researchers attention to make a specific decision on what your research will be.
All of this research should be backed by trustworthy sources if you are looking for a stance or facts in an argument. Sources such as scholarly journals and published books. They have to go through a lengthy editorial process before they can be published and picked up and read by others. Looking for opinions and biased truths can also help an argument or stance but they cannot build an argument alone. Articles such as these can be found in magazines, newspapers, and web articles/blogs. Those are just a few of the places that sources can be found.
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