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Case: You were introduced to the concept of evidence-based writing in Unit 2 through a short video on Duke University's MEAL Plan for writing. Scholarly authoring is evidence-based writing, and part of the "meat" of the MEAL Plan is authoring that includes evidence. Its foundation lies in what you learn as a researcher while reviewing pertinent literature, and then it extends into how you design your research project and later into how you write up your study findings. Evidence-based writing depicts what you have learned by using formal academic language to communicate your original thoughts about your study topic while also connecting those thoughts with the results of both the literature review and the analysis of the data collected in the research.

Duke University's MEAL plan for authoring argues that solid academic writing is founded on the concept of the paragraph. In the MEAL plan, each paragraph of academic writing is built upon a main idea (M), supported by evidence (E) plus analysis (A), and ends by linking (L) back to the larger argument or claim being made, as shown in the main idea or topic sentence of the paragraph. For example, when generating the chapters of a dissertation, evidence can consist of what is known from relevant literature or what is later learned through data collection and analysis. In both cases, presenting evidence in a clear, straightforward, logical, focused, and articulate manner is the hallmark of quality academic authoring.

Question 1: Establish what evidence-based research is according to a peer-reviewed source accessible through

Question 2: Share an example of how you have employed evidence-based authoring in the past, and reflect on how you will do so in the future.

Question 3: Defend your rationale for the importance of evidence-based authoring or pening as it relates to your doctoral research.