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Knowing When to Stop


As important as researching your topic and reading and organizing all the evidence you have retrieved for your written assignment is knowing when to stop researching. You can determine this by asking yourself a few key questions:

  • Does your research fulfill the intended focus of your paper?
  • Do you have any unresolved questions? Did you answer all the questions you set out to research?
  • Have you answered the "who," "what," "where," "when," "why," and "how" for your topic?
  • Is your research balanced or does it only present one point of view?
  • Are you confident in your research? Does it do the job and provide all the evidence needed?
If you can say "yes" to all of the above questions, then your job is done. If you are unable to answer yes in every case, then review what you still need to research and seek the material you need to satisfy your assignment and—more importantly—your instructor.

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