Discussion: Using Your Scholarly Voice

Scholarly writing has traditions and expectations. It is different from journalism or letter writing because you are providing insights on the issues that are grounded in research, critical reading and analysis rather than presenting an opinion or a personal belief. Scholarly writers strive for objectivity, and work to keep personal bias and beliefs out of their writing. Review your Learning Resources and view the media provided on scholarly writing.

For this Discussion identify a type of bias that you may have committed (or you could imagine committing due to carelessness) and share steps you can take to avoid it in future communications.

Post a brief summary or statement involving a type of bias, other than research bias, that you may have committed, Then, explain why you think it presents bias. Provide an example of how the bias can be reduced by using scholarly voice. Expand on your insights using the Learning Resources.

Use APA formatting for your discussion and to cite your resources.

https://jech.bmj.com/content/58/8/635

https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/scholarlyvoice/avoidingbias

https://waldenacademicskills.wordpress.com/2020/02/20/reading-for-analysis-comparison-and-evaluation/