Thompson Chapter 2 Flashcards
Scientific writing
Convey information and provide clear understanding of the material
Statement of the problem
Topic of the articles: specifying the population that was studied
What was measure
Under what condition
Provide context for the purpose of the research
And allows the reader to judge the suitability of the method, results and conclusion
Nature of technical writing
Simple
Use abbreviation
Avoid personal pronoun/passive voice
Use active/first person voice
Main section of research paper
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Rational study
Must be base on logical connection of reasearch and evidence
Rational may take different forms
Inadequency of previous research Follow up research Resolve conflicts result Provide empirical data Absence of previous research
Argument by induction
Premise only offer support for the proposition
Argument by deduction
Proposition follows necessary from the premise
Fallacies
Argument are invalid when premise are incorrect, unsupported, or error in logical reasoning
Fallacy of reason
Appeals to belief, emotion and popularity
Fallacy of distraction
Inclusion of irrelevant information that diverts the reader from the point
Fallacy induction
Argument made by the use of unfounded stereotype, poor sample, or analogy
Research questions may be oriented to
Provide description
Determine differences
Establishing relationships
3 characteristics of research
Clearly identified the variables
Specifies the population being studied
Implies the possiblility of empirical testing
Research question used to guide all type of studies
Most used in: Exploratory Descriptive Qualitative Hypothesis
