Research: Critical Thinking and Argument

Leslie Winkle Nicole Fewins March 15, 2010 Case 3 1) wherefore is it measurable for your interrogation investigation that you be critical when examineing the literature? It is important to be critical when go overing literature in order to find training that is going to be useful for the strain. Being critical of the information and diverse pieces of literature that you find is going to be the key to becoming enlightened on the topic and will promoteer to develop a sanitary rounded understanding of the information. Finding well researched documents will also help in the development of the research question.By finding several sources of literature to be reviewed, the writer will be able to harbor his or her argument more effectively because they will have more evidence to support their argument. 2) What might Sarahs assure tutor mean by suggesting that a critical literature review should be equilibrate? Sarahs project tutor wants her to have a equilibrate literature rev iew. When referring to a balanced literature review, he means that the final project should show both(prenominal) sides of the argument to a certain degree. There is not a focusing to discuss a topic critically and have it be only when a one sided argument.The writer, in this case Sarah, needs to show the utility(a) side to her argument, and wherefore some may believe that she is not correct. By being able to challenge the argument and still prove why her argument is a better solution her paper will be more persuasive. 3) What does Sarah need to do to develop a literature review which is sufficiently critical, yet also sufficiently balanced? Sarahs research needs to be critical to help prove her argument. It also has to be balanced in a way that does not confuse the commentator of what her argument is.Sometimes balanced literature reviews do not sufficiently support the argument. Instead, they merely discuss the pros and cons of the issue. Sarahs first two drafts of her litera ture review were not balanced. The first one did not show the alternative to her argument. And the minute draft was too critical, in that it did not prove her argument. A balanced piece of work will highlight reasons that support the question or thesis, while still showing alternatives to the argument. This shows both sides of the argument while accentuation reasons why the writers opinion is the optimal one.