Research Article Analysis

Question Description: This assignment requires you to write a review of the strengths and weaknesses of an academic journal article on a subject that interests you.

You should aim to meet the following goals in your piece:

demonstrate a clear and specific point of view (thesis) that sums up the most important strengths and weaknesses of the article.
include at least three or four points of evaluation (strengths and/or weaknesses).
incorporate specific details (including quotations) from the article to support your point of view.
employ a logical organization method.
make a conclusion that sums up the overall message.

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One of the major weaknesses of this research article is that the author omitted critical information in the introduction part of the research to support its title. The first few words of the article’s title read “Stressing in the Fall.” Therefore, as a reader, one should expect the author to state something related to the actual fall of stress among undergraduate students in the background or introduction section of the research. Contrary, the author has put more details, explaining the increased stress among students and forgot to say something about falling. For example, the author has gone the extra mile and named the percentage of effects of stress, including the “59.6% of respondents,” who reported that they were hopeless (Poole et al., 2018). Such information prepares the reader for other information explaining the rate of falling stress from the various counter-measure strategies. One could argue that the author never intended to mention something to do with the level of stress reduction. However, the author stated that there are “strategies to reduce stress and increase support for mental health among students”

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Research Article Analysis