Positional Research
Positional research is a systematic approach to finding information for the purpose of defending one side of an academic argument.
Positional research is a systematic approach to finding information for the purpose of defending one side of an academic argument.
Remember that supporting a chosen side on a controversial issue is not only about stating your personal opinion!
Remember that supporting a chosen side on a controversial issue is not only about stating your personal opinion!
Positional research gives you supporting facts, statistics and evidence to support your opinion.
Positional research gives you supporting facts, statistics and evidence to support your opinion.
General online searching will not provide the credible, scholarly results you need for this type of writing. Need a review of academic research?
To defend one side of an academic argument, you need to:
Confidently assert your position, state the side you are going to defend
Respectfully acknowledge the opposing viewpoints
Use your research to counter the opposing side of the argument
Use your research to support your side of the argument
Summarize your argument and restate your position
Remember that you are disagreeing with an argument, not the person stating the argument.
Remember that you are disagreeing with an argument, not the person stating the argument.
Respect & Diversity
