IMRaD Format Explanation

It is different from a regular argumentative paper. This paper is more about showing data and information rather than trying to persuade the audience. This is usually newer evidence found in the past few years. For this paper you will also be collecting your own data by surveying others on your topic. For the organization aspect of this assignment we will be using headings, sub headings, and graphs. With all of these differences it also provides an abstract which explains what you will be talking about in your paper as well as a gap. A gap is the part where there is not a lot of evidence on the topic that you researched and you want people to start researching it. It also gives a lot of background information on your topic.

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