How the fuck do I write an academic essay the topic is broad and on shit I know nothing about, the advice online is "just research and cite" on shit I know literally nothing about? I've only ever had to write 300 word essays on stupid shit in English class back in HS, never a 1200 word argument, also it's due tomorrow
>>345372131. Do a quick Wikipedia search to learn a little about the subject.2. Pick some aspect, issue, question, debate within the subject to write about3. Do another search focused on that tighter topic.4. Decide on a position to take or specific statement you want to make.5. Organize what you now know about the topic so it makes the point you want to make6. Write that as a 500 word essay7. Look at that short version and find its weak points - places where someone might say "Says who?"8. Go back to your research and find quotes that shore up your weak points. (Though you will never say it in these words, what you are doing is implying "I could argue that this is true, but here's a guy who knows more about it than you or I and he says it's true, so let's just believe him and move on."9 Write and submit the longer version with the backing-you-up quotations included.
>>34537213>also it's due tomorrowThen you're fucked. You needed to start two weeks ago.
>>34537258Thanks>>34537271:(
>>34537294Don't listen to any of them, you can do it with the help of AI. Whatever topic it is ask it to quote a link everything it makes a claim. You need to pass is all.
