Quote Originally Posted by Sapphire
I find the best research papers present both points sufficiently (with reasoning), and without emotional connotation.. otherwise you'll find the reader automatically agreeing or disagreeing with you without even bothering to read the paper. Then of course the expert writer weaves in their opinion subtly or perhaps finds a commonality that transcends the opposing points.. But if you're trying to make a different sort of persuasive paper w.e
Some research papers are (either intentionally or unintentionally) biased towards one viewpoint or result due to evidence gathering flaws. If a "population study" was taken from a specific demographic but applied to a different one, or "surveys" were taken by only 10 people, then the extrapolated meanings from these results should be taken with care.