About doing the research

Now that we know how to write an academic essay, we've moved on to learning about the actual research. When researching about the topic, we are bound to come across different opinions. To identify which resource is more trustworthy, we must take a careful look at its 3B's. The first B is Background. Now, that you understand the topic, you must compare it with the resource/writer's biography. Their biography probably somewhat connects with the background, and from the background and biography's connections, you can identify its bias. For example, if the author was a Roman Catholic, they might express abortion in a negative way. Also, we learned that personal experience can affect the bias. For example, someone who has voting rights in the United States may have different opinions from those who don't. By identifying any bias and putting them on a scale, you can find a way to balance your writing and prove that you are unbiased. By weighing up and evaluating the points on both sides of the scale, you are making sure to not ignore a certain piece of data. You must show that in your writing, you looked at the full range of opinions.
Then, we were given the opportunity to do our own research with the time we had left in class.