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Spring 2011, Dr. Quinn
A synthesis is a written discussion that draws on two or more sources.
It depends upon your ability to infer relationships among sources.
1. we summarize our sources.2. we make judgments of our sources
based on a critical reading.3. we reach conclusions based on the
quality and validity of these sources and whether we agree or disagree.
4. now that we have more than one source, we need to determine relationships among our sources.
Locate sources relevant to your topic Select only those parts that will fulfill
your purpose Relate selected parts to each other How you make use of each source
depends on your purpose Thus, you need to understand fully your
purpose before pursuing a research project
Explanatory ---objective is to offer information
Argument ---objective is to persuade or convey opinion or interpretation
Claim- a proposition or conclusion that you are trying to prove
Support (evidence) – comes in the form of fact or expert opinion
Assumption-an underlying belief or principal about some aspect of the world and how it operates
*Your assumption links your supporting evidence to your claim
* Assumptions tend to be general and unstated
Introduction and claim
Main opposing argument
Refutation of opposing argument
Main positive argument
Introduction and claim Important opposing
argument Concession of
opposing argument validity
Positive arguments
Conclusions should be meaningful to your reader.
Comparison and contrast is not an ends to itself
Raise pertinent questions