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Analysis -- What connections are being made?
Analysis -- What connections are being made?
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Useful analysis can provide:
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Analysis can provide insights from experts after years of direct study and problem solving -- through original research, scholarship or professional work. Analysis can help make connections and show the complexity of an issue. It sometimes provides a recommendation or a suggestion for a course of action based on thoughtful considerations.
Sound analysis can really appeal to the listener's logic, or LOGOS, and give the reader confidence in your ability to present a sound argument.
Find Articles with Google Scholar
Before searching, be sure to set PCC as your library in your browser by:
- Visiting the link to set "Library Links" settings for Google Scholar,
- using the search box to search for "Portland Community College",
- checking the check box that appears underneath the search to select “Portland Community College – Find it @ PCC”,
- and then selecting the Save button.
This will ensure that when you search Google Scholar in your browser, you will see Find It @ PCC links to full text if we have the article (Google Scholar sometimes also provides links to other free sources for full text).
You can learn more about setting Google Scholar preferences on the PCC Library Website.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowGoogle Scholar searches the web for scholarly articles, reports, books, and other materials. If using Google Scholar from a PCC campus, you can access full text articles. If PCC has access to an article, a "Find it @ PCC" link will appear to the right of the search result. Click “Find it @ PCC” to go to the library catalog where you will be offered a choice to view the article. From home, you will need to set your Google Scholar preferences to access PCC Library resources. See How to Search PCC Library on Google Scholar for directions on how to set your Google Scholar preferences at home.
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