Unit 2: Respond To A Reading

In this past weeks readings the one that I thought was the most helpful was from The Craft of Research: Chapter 4 From Questions to a Problem. I have been feeling a little skeptical towards writing a research paper for a college class. But one quote that I found the most helpful was on page 64 "They want you to formulate a question that you think is worth answering, so that down the road, you'll know how to find a problem that others think is worth solving. Until you can do that, you risk the worst response a researcher can get: not I don't agree, but I don't care." I found this to be really interesting because it is so true. Someone can give the best argument in the world backed up with evidence and support but if they can't convince the audience to care, then what is the point? One example that really showed me how to do this was on page 56 "the hole in the ozone layer is growing. So what? A bigger hole exposes us to more ultraviolet light. So what? Too much ultraviolet light can cause skin cancer." This really showed me how to expand what I am trying to say and to be more specific with my details because that is what sells the audience and will convince them that they should care about what you are researching.