Research to Outline
Groups notes by argument rather than by source, since source-ordered notes produce a literature review nobody asked for.
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Running it, start to finish
- Regroup every note under the claim it supports.
- Cut the interesting material that does not serve the argument.
- Address the contradicting evidence rather than omitting it.
What you get back
The output this produces, every time.
- Checks what the research actually supports before outlining what you intended to argue.
- Regroups notes by claim rather than by source, which is what stops the piece being a tour of the reading.
- Flags claims resting on a single source or on your own inference presented as a finding.
Getting better results
Where this usually goes wrong, and how to avoid it.
- Follow the evidence where it diverges. A piece written to a predetermined conclusion against its own research reads as unconvincing and is usually detectable.
- Lead with what surprised you. It is where the piece has something the reader does not already know, which is the reason to read it.
- Address the contrary evidence. Engaging with it gains far more credibility than the concession costs. Omitting it loses everything if the reader knows.
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