MYTHS AND REALITIES
Research is one of the most misunderstood kinds of writing. Everybody has written research reports, and nearly everybody has done them wrong. Here are some common myths and realities:
The quality of research writing has declined markedly in the past 50 years, both in student work and in published articles and books. The central reason (along with the pressures resulting from the frantic pace of our lives) is that researchers have allowed the photocopier and the Internet to substitute for their brains. Research consists of three ...
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