Mar 9 hw (chapter 6 response)

The dreaded topic we all know as research. It comes with many known limits and rules. In the past I haven’t had that huge of a problem conducting research and finding viable sources to get information from, but know that I am in college I realize that the bar is even higher for me to be able to formulate research questions and be able to support all my ideas with it. And with a research paper it always seems to me that I write them at my best when I am clear on what I am arguing, because when I go through the whole process of research and writing, the rest of it seems to sort of fall right into place. In chapter 6 of CDA, on pg. 150 the book states: “In doing research, it is important to be as obvious as possible”. It later goes on to say that when we all get straight to the point, that our papers become more focused and well organized. I feel like that couldn’t be more true, because at least for me when I write and sometimes stray off what point or idea I want to get across, then I do not do as well on the paper because I get lost with a lot of the process, because of a lack of focus in the paper. Teachers for the most part, seem to stress this idea a lot, so it must be important right? This idea from chapter 6 is what I believe to be the most important because it basically sets you up for success when writing your paper.