write a 6-8-page research paper on U.S. counterintelligence, making use of a minimum of 6 different sources. This is a broad topic so the paper needs to be focused to meaningful research. The paper must be written in Turabian format and should accord with the standards of academic writing. Include the following 5 parts in the research paper.
***NOTE – one of the sources must come from the book here:
Richelson, Jeffrey T. The U.S. Intelligence Community. Taylor & Francis, 20150714.
I. Thesis Statement (question), which, in one sentence, tells your reader the purpose of the paper.
Included under this division you give your background and precedents—what led you to this particular treatment of this particular question. Also included are your definitions of terms—your research is held accountable only to your definitions. Neutralizing you biases. To begin a research paper one must neutralize his/her biases and to accomplish this the following two questions must be answered: (1) What data set (set of facts) would I need that would cause me to change my mind; and (2) Does that data set (set of facts) exist? This leads you to Part II.
II. Literature Review, in which you identify the pertinent literature in the field concerning your topic. This includes: book, author and his/her main argument(s). This is to show that your research question is adding something new and significant to the current literature in the field, and that you have done diligence to neutralize your biases. This then leads to Part III.
III. Data, which is the neutral presentation of the facts, not opinions or anecdotes, which you have collected including supporting and opposing facts for your thesis. This then leads to Part IV.
IV. Analysis: No analysis is to appear anywhere else in the paper. This is where you compare fact with fact (again, not opinions or anecdotes) in an orderly fashion.
Pro Con
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This leads you to Part V.
V. Findings and/or Conclusions. These are the obvious conclusions drawn from your analysis. This is where you prove or disprove your thesis statement—not where you continue your analysis.
This outline can be accomplished in five sentences, five paragraphs, five pages, or five chapters if each point is done properly.