Research Papers Simplified - Laramie County Community College

evising your rough draft, but you can’t revise what you haven’t
written.
Strategy 5: Avoid logical fallacies.
As writers, we strive to be logical, reasonable, and ultimately
persuasive. However, when we sometimes succumb to our emotions, our
biases, our writing becomes illogical, unreasonable, and unconvincing.
The following link to the University of North Carolina’s Writing Center
defines logical fallacies and then explains how to avoid them in your
writing:
Logical Fallacies
In addition to identifying logical fallacies, we must also consider how
writers construct solid arguments in their research papers. Study the
following link to the University of North Carolina Writing Center that
explains creating solid arguments:
Constructing Solid Arguments
Most instructors require students to use either Modern Language
Association (MLA) or American Psychological Association (APA)
documentation guidelines. The following links to Purdue University’s
Online Writing Lab (OWL) fully explain MLA and APA documentation
guidelines:
MLA Formatting, In-text Citations, and the Works Cited page
APA Formatting, In-text Citations, and Reference List
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