POL S 1 Lecture 6: Section 6 Tips for Papers
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Find the commonality between philosophers and go from there. Ground the paper in concepts and not opinion. Don"t be afraid to use the same words over again. Use the same word for the same concept. Restate the question and choose your point for your thesis. Emulate and copy styles of other excellent papers. Intro - needs to preface the paper (what are the arguments, what side are you choosing, how are you going to prove your side) This is how i am going to argue it in. I am going to conclude with this structure. Next prompt might ask: who offers a better account of democracy, rousseau or. So here, we would look at what each one says about democracy. Looking for an argument of the better society. Unpack the terms and concepts used in both texts. Really try to see what each philosopher says about their concepts. Make sure you can find evidence rooted throughout both texts.
