Make Supportable Claims in Your Work – And Support Them!
No one likes a deadbeat dad.
And no one likes a deadbeat writer, either.
Even the opinionated piece, in most cases, requires that you support you claim. Even if just for credibility, writing with integrity means making claims that are valid and proving that they are so, with evidence.
- Avoid the empirical
If you are tempted to write something for which you couldn’t provide evidence if you wanted to, then you probably shouldn’t write it. A credible writer makes a claim that means something. If it cannot be proven, it is just filler content.
- Show evidence of expertise – yours or the product of research
Rather than using empty adjectives or trite, lifeless phrases, write with knowledgeable diction. Your words all work to describe your subjection. Your diction needs to show that you are the expert, or have consulted the expert, about the writing’s subject matter.
Naturally, this will lead to supporting those claims.
- Reference credible sources that provide facts that serve as evidence to support your claims.
Often, the amateur writer will think nothing of this concept, especially in content writing. However, a professional writer understands that this concept extends far beyond the research paper.
