Choosing a Manageable Research Topic
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When choosing a research topic, it's essential to avoid broad topics and narrow down by focusing on specific groups, events, or causes. Practice refining topics by identifying broad subjects and honing in on specific aspects to strike the right balance for research.
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- **Focus on Specificity:** When selecting a research topic, prioritize specificity over broadness to ensure manageability and depth in exploration.
- **Iterative Refinement:** Through iterative practice, refine broad topics into more specific and nuanced research questions to strike the right balance between depth and breadth in exploration.
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How should I choose a research topic?
By avoiding broad topics and narrowing down.
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Narrowing Research Topics for Clarity and Focus
- Choosing a research topic: Avoid broad topics like global warming or media violence as they are too overwhelming. Instead, narrow down by asking questions like who might benefit from exercise or focusing on specific groups, events, or causes like genetics contributing to anorexia nervosa.
- Practice narrowing topics: Identify topics that are too broad (e.g., medical marijuana) and learn to refine them by focusing on specific aspects like medical marijuana for glaucoma, ensuring the topic is neither too broad nor too narrow.
