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Broad vs focused topics: examples<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},"subContentId":"bc89bc25-2f8f-41e7-89b5-544dafdc868d","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"}},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":82.67223382045928,"y":87.21649484536083,"width":15.44885177453027,"height":10.103092783505156,"action":{"library":"H5P.Image 1.1","params":{"contentName":"Image","file":{"path":"images\/file-5d80eaa264bdb.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":260,"height":88},"alt":"Laurier University Logo"},"subContentId":"a9281ca7-2d2e-4450-977f-7f8297f8be02","metadata":{"contentType":"Image","license":"U","title":"Laurier University Logo"}},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":5.219206680584551,"y":89.69072164948454,"width":16.49269311064718,"height":5.773195876288661,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"

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Example #1: Much too broad<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},"metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"25bbf509-98b9-4a4c-8d16-8acb12c4be02"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":8.350730688935283,"y":20.605670103092784,"width":86.43006263048017,"height":73.81443298969073,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"

Topic\/argument: <\/span><\/h2>\n\n
women are disadvantaged in our society due to patriarchal structures<\/span><\/p>\n\n
Main points:<\/span><\/h2>\n\n
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women experience more violence<\/span><\/li>\n\t
women are disadvantaged in the workplace<\/span><\/li>\n\t
women experience issues with body image due to representation in the media<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
<\/h2>\n"},"subContentId":"b0fa8410-a958-42ae-af47-cfa6dc3a39cc","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"}},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""}]},{"slideBackgroundSelector":{"imageSlideBackground":{"path":"images\/imageSlideBackground-5d80e828af98e.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":1836,"height":908}},"elements":[{"x":5.446623093681917,"y":4.301075268817204,"width":59.2901878914405,"height":7.835051546391753,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"
Example #1: Much too broad<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},"metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"25bbf509-98b9-4a4c-8d16-8acb12c4be02"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":8.350730688935283,"y":20.605670103092784,"width":86.43006263048017,"height":73.81443298969073,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"
What's wrong with this example?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n
Whole books could be written about each main point! That means your discussion of each will need to be very superficial to fit in a short paper. <\/span><\/p>\n\n
The main points also take the discussion in different directions and are not related to each other.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
<\/h2>\n"},"subContentId":"b0fa8410-a958-42ae-af47-cfa6dc3a39cc","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"}},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""}]},{"slideBackgroundSelector":{"imageSlideBackground":{"path":"images\/imageSlideBackground-5d80e828af98e.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":1836,"height":908}},"elements":[{"x":5.446623093681917,"y":4.301075268817204,"width":59.2901878914405,"height":7.835051546391753,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"
Example #2: Still too broad<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},"metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"25bbf509-98b9-4a4c-8d16-8acb12c4be02"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":8.350730688935283,"y":20.605670103092784,"width":86.43006263048017,"height":73.81443298969073,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"
Topic\/argument: <\/span><\/h2>\n\n
women are disadvantaged in the workplace<\/span><\/p>\n\n
Main points:<\/span><\/h2>\n\n
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women are paid less<\/span><\/li>\n\t
there are fewer women managers<\/span><\/li>\n\t
women are more likely to work in pink collar service jobs<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
<\/h2>\n"},"subContentId":"b0fa8410-a958-42ae-af47-cfa6dc3a39cc","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"}},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""}]},{"slideBackgroundSelector":{"imageSlideBackground":{"path":"images\/imageSlideBackground-5d80e828af98e.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":1836,"height":908}},"elements":[{"x":5.446623093681917,"y":4.301075268817204,"width":59.2901878914405,"height":7.835051546391753,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"
Example #2: Still too broad<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},"metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"25bbf509-98b9-4a4c-8d16-8acb12c4be02"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":8.714596949891067,"y":21.50537634408602,"width":86.43006263048017,"height":73.81443298969073,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"
What's wrong with this example?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n
It takes one of the main points from the first example to focus on, which is better. Each main point though is still a lot to write about, which means you can't get into much detail about each.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
Like the first example, the main points also take the discussion in different directions and are not related to each other.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
<\/h2>\n"},"subContentId":"b0fa8410-a958-42ae-af47-cfa6dc3a39cc","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"}},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""}]},{"slideBackgroundSelector":{"imageSlideBackground":{"path":"images\/imageSlideBackground-5d80e828af98e.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":1836,"height":908}},"elements":[{"x":5.446623093681917,"y":4.301075268817204,"width":59.2901878914405,"height":7.835051546391753,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"
Example #3: More focused<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},"metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"25bbf509-98b9-4a4c-8d16-8acb12c4be02"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":8.350359477124183,"y":20.577956989247312,"width":86.38344226579521,"height":79.35483870967741,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"
Topic\/argument: <\/span><\/h2>\n\n
family-friendly workplace policies can hurt women's career advancement<\/span><\/p>\n\n
Main points:<\/span><\/h2>\n\n
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due to cultural assumptions about women's family role, they more often use family-friendly work options like part time hours or job sharing<\/span><\/p>\n\t<\/li>\n\t
most organizations still assume that manager candidates will have 'standard' work records more likely for men, so women are less likely to be promoted<\/span><\/li>\n\t
changes in workplace assumptions around promotion are needed to avoid gender discrimination<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
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Example #3: More focused<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},"metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"25bbf509-98b9-4a4c-8d16-8acb12c4be02"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":8.714596949891067,"y":21.50537634408602,"width":86.43006263048017,"height":73.81443298969073,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"
Why is this example better?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n
It takes one of the main points from the second example to focus on, the lower rate of promotion to management jobs for women, which narrows the topic. <\/span><\/p>\n\n
Then it takes a concrete example of how or why the low rate of promotion happens, and focuses the discussion on this example of the broader idea in the topic. This allows more detailed discussion of that specific example.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
The main points all build on each other and help make a logical argument through course of the paper. <\/span><\/p>\n\n
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Broad vs narrow topics

Brief Introduction

Joanne Oud