In chapter nine they started out talking about the difference between reporting and arguing. I have the same problem that it sounds like a majority of people in this class have, where I write more towards reporting rather than trying to argue about something. The good thing is that they give some good things to go through your paper and make sure that you are arguing rather than reporting in it. I have never been very good when it comes to cluster mapping or outlining, I find myself doing a lot better when I start out free writing, however I can see how the cluster map in this situation could be something that makes the project just that much easier. All in all, chapter nine seems to have some really good things to go through in order to construct an argument.
Chapter ten is about how to gather and make sure that your sources are good enough as well as how to put them into your papers. It starts out with making sure that you know your audience that you are writing to and if it is relevant to what you are writing about. On pages 197-198 they give you a series of questions for you to go through in order to make sure that your evidence is good enough for your criteria. I will have to remember to go through this as I continue my paper.
All in all these two chapters seem to be really helpfully for this particular project, and I will have to keep this book open while I continue my writing.
When I write papers I definitely have the same problems as you. I always write towards reporting rather than trying to argue. Chapter 9 was especially helpful for me.
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