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Grand Rapids Community College September 5, 2012

Open (to find out) Open (to find out) Direct (to prove or explain) Direct (to prove or explain) Question Purpose How do I know what I think until I see what I say? I know what I think, now how can I say it? Invention Arrangement “Essay” Thesis-proof, Five- paragraph theme Thesis-proof, Five- paragraph theme

Myth of the Boring Topic No such thing as boring topic, only bad questions Suspend judgment and tolerate ambiguity Extend the process of open inquiry Questions are like knives The more you look the more you see

Question of Fact or Definition Interpretation Question Hypothesis Question Policy Question Relationship Question Question of Value

TypeQuestionsGenre Question of Fact or Definition What is it? What is known about it? Beginning of inquiry Question of Value Which is better/worse? Is it good/bad Review, Argument, Research Essay Hypothesis Question What’s the best explanation for this? Research Essay, Personal Essay Policy Question What should be done? Argument, Proposal Interpretation question? What does it mean? Literary Essay, Personal Essay, Ethnography, Profile Relationship Question Does ___ cause ___? Is __similar or dissimilar to ___? Research Essay, Literary Essay, Ethnography

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