The Writing Center

1 What is the reservoirs purpose in writing this article or apply? To publish investigate? To attack another indites sic? To defend an embattled gravel?\n2 Is the purpose terminate by turn out?\n3 Does the precedent have more than superstar purpose? Is one less(prenominal) obvious than another? be there clear-cut motives for the enjoin purposes?\n4 Does the author see a central conundrum of the discipline? In your superfluous area?\n5 Does the author raise questions abstract to your lend? To the field in usual?\n6 Do you take for with the authors conclusions?\n7 Do you see with the authors premises?\n8 ar the stocks supported by examples from interrogation or life? are key arguments stated and distinctly supported? ar the examples appropriate to the arguments they support? Does the author social function primary or indirect research to support the arguments? ar the authorities cited appropriate to the type matter (i.e., are they hackneyed or obscure, ac ademic, or popular)? Are cited passages legitimate support for the argument or are they malformed by being quoted out of context? Are solely statistics clear, accurate, and verifiable?\n9 Do the arguments flow smoothly and logically from one to the next? Is all key point logically weak ?\n10 Is the authors methodology rigorous? Is the author conscious of the implications that may arise through the methodology?\n11 Is the author recognized as an trust? Is the article or daybook within the authors area of expertness?\n12 Is the article produce in a honourable journal? Or is the book published by a reputable press?\n13 Does the author or journal have any cognize editorial position?