Chapter 6 Synthesis

I think that the subheads discussed in chapter 6 were a very good point. I actually used them a little bit in my outline to separate my writing into different sections. This will be very helpful to writing this paper because it will allow me to visualize what parts of my paper will go where and how much I either have to add or subtract to my paper. The argumentative subheads that were discussed in the chapter are also extremely helpful in the creating an outline because it allows the argument to be organized to know exactly what points will be put into which parts of the paper. I think that this is real point of writing an outline. Otherwise it would be more of an abstract than anything else. Doing subheads and argumentative subheads will make the actual paper much easier to write as well as much less time consuming because they are essentially the blueprints of the paper that just need to be expound upon and connected together to form a flowing group of paragraphs.

The part about integrating sources in the paper was also very helpful in my opinion. I think that this is a very important part of the chapter because having a balance between summarizing, paraphrasing, and directly quoting sources is extremely important to make a paper flow properly. I think that direct quotations often sound the most credible when done properly, but when done too often they can sound overwhelming. This is where summarizing and paraphrasing become important to the paper. I think it is very helpful how the chapter shows how to “Integrate, not Insert” quotations. This is very important to a paper because direct quotes can often times seem very awkward and out of place if they are not entered in the paper properly. The chapter does a good job showing how quotes can be entered into a paper to make it flow the best way possible.

One part of the chapter that I have mixed feelings about is the part about peer reviewing. I think that peer reviewing can sometimes be helpful and sometimes be a large waste of time. If the peers actually dedicate themselves to reading the papers and doing the best job editing that they can, then I think it can be a useful tool to get another perspective on your paper. However, often times people don’t feel like reading each other’s papers and it becomes a waste of time. Another scenario is that people read it and say it was great when they missed out on a lot of important details. However, if it is done correctly then I think peer editing can be very useful.