Harvard Faculty Explain Analytical Writing
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Scholars advance knowledge by making arguments about texts, issues, and topics. Here’s how scholars in different disciplines approach argument.
Writers need to show why their arguments are important. Here are some ways that scholars convey why a reader should care about their ideas.
Academic writers pay attention to how they organize their arguments so that readers can follow the logic of the writers’ ideas.
Scholars make their case by backing up their claims with evidence and by rigorously analyzing that evidence.