{"id":33133,"date":"2023-09-06T13:44:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T13:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/during-the-russo-japanese-war-was-japans-success-due-more-to-the-strategic-and-operational-skills-of-japanese-leaders-or-to-a-cooperative-russian-adversary\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T13:44:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T13:44:57","slug":"during-the-russo-japanese-war-was-japans-success-due-more-to-the-strategic-and-operational-skills-of-japanese-leaders-or-to-a-cooperative-russian-adversary","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/during-the-russo-japanese-war-was-japans-success-due-more-to-the-strategic-and-operational-skills-of-japanese-leaders-or-to-a-cooperative-russian-adversary\/","title":{"rendered":"During the Russo-Japanese War, Was Japan\u2019s success due more to the strategic and operational skills of Japanese leaders or to a cooperative Russian adversary?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

  Opening paragraph: Opening paragraphs are the most important part of most types of
\nwriting because they set the tone for the entire work. You win or lose readers in this
\nparagraph. Long e-mails with wandering opening paragraphs meet the delete button
\nsooner rather than later.
\nIdeally your opening paragraph should capture the reader’s attention, make clear the topic
\nunder discussion ( this translates to answering the question),
\nand outline the rest of the paper. It is important to provide the general framework of your
\npaper because this orients your reader. <\/p>\n

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Such clarity will in turn make your argument more
\ncompelling.
\nMake sure that your introduction introduces your points in the order in which you intend
\nto address them in your paper. Logical consistency helps your reader to absorb your
\nargument.
\nThematic Framework: In we are looking for the most direct and
\ncompelling answer to the question. Organize your paper thematically, that is, around a list
\nof the specific points that you want to make. Those three or four key points may, or may
\nnot, form a chronological sequence. Your supporting evidence within those points may
\nalso be in chronological order. But you must not allow your paper to become a purely
\nhistorical narrative of one fact after another that leaves it up to the reader to evaluate the
\nsignificance of various facts. Any data you provide must be directly connected to
\nanswering the question. A thematic organization forces the writer to make the necessary
\nlogical linkages. <\/div>\n
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It also forces the writer to justify the choice of themes, which requires
\nmarshalling evidence to prove points. These points then underpin the argument and prove
\nthe thesis. A direct approach to answering the question usually entails a point-evidence,
\npoint-evidence framework. .
\nA clear organization provided by a simple framework will help make your argument
\ncompelling. Readers tend to find arguments consisting of three to five points easy to
\nremember. Therefore, a framework consisting of three to five general points should make
\nyour argument clear to your reader. If you have more than five points, try to group them
\ninto general categories (less than five) and present your argument in terms of these
\ncategories. Papers without frameworks tend to be hard to understand. The reader sees a
\nmass of data but may not understand its purpose.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
 Organize your data around the points that constitute your framework and present your
\nargument point by point, and within each point, sub-point by sub-point. Introduce each
\nmain point with a topic sentence – a sub-thesis indicating what the data in that section will
\nprove. Without a topic sentence, the purpose of the evidence can become lost to the
\nreader so that it appears to be unnecessary narrative detail rather than proof of the thesis.
\nThen use the data to make your proof. At the end of the proof of each point, make sure
\nthat you clinch the point. This entails your stating the obvious \u2013 meaning obvious to you,
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\nbut not necessarily to your reader. Your reader will perceive this as analysis. The analysis
\nwill highlight the significance to the information. This in turn, will make the paper even
\nmore interesting to read and the argument more compelling.
\nBelow is a generic outline format:
\nThesis
\nPoint I
\nEvidence for Point I
\nPoint 2
\nEvidence for Point 2
\nPoint 3
\nEvidence for Point 3
\netc.
\nCounter-argument . Evidence for counter-argument
\nRebuttal
\nEvidence for rebuttal
\nConclusion   <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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