1) Introduction. Introduce your topic and thesis. (You do not need a heading here. This should be one-half
to a full page of text.)
2) What is motivated reasoning? This requires some outside research. You need to use at least five
scholarly sources plus your textbook here. What have other scholars found about motivated reasoning?
Integrate your sources in this section.
Be careful when citing your sources. Most paragraphs in this section should have a citation. When you are
using the language of an author, make sure you use quotation marks. When you paraphrase, make sure
you are using your own language. But both cases should be cited. You should use APSA (author year) or
(author year, page) for internal citations.
Sample Solution
