Strong critical analysis is more than a summary.
Ask:
• What is the author's main argument?
• What evidence supports it?
• What works well?
• What doesn't?
• Why does it matter?
Don't just describe the paper.
Evaluate it. Think critically. Write clearly.
A strong thesis statement answers one question:
What are you trying to prove?
Start with a research question.
Then take a clear, arguable position.
Everything else in your thesis should support that one idea.
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The quality of your thinking depends on the quality of your questions.
Different questions require different thinking tools:
• Define in context
• Describe qualities
• Compare and contrast
• Classify information
• Identify cause and effect
Great researchers don't just collect information.
They organize it. Connect it. Make sense of it.
Early in my PhD, I thought I was a decent writer.
My first chapter proved me wrong.
It took three weeks. I had read everything, cited everyone, and used every academic word I could reach for.
My supervisor read it and said: "I can't follow your argument."