🤩 Analyzing one #researchmistakes per post

Research Mistake #5
💔Overloading your paper with sources (but not analysis)

One of the most common mistakes is thinking that
🍂 more sources = stronger research 🍂

❌ inserting too many citations
❌ long paragraphs full of references
❌ little to no original analysis
As a result, your paper becomes
a collection of others’ ideas, not your own argument

👀 Why this is a problem
Sources are meant to support your thinking,
not replace it

If your paper is mostly:
“X says… Y states… Z argues…”
you’re not doing research, you’re summarizing

🐾 What strong research looks like
🎀 clear argument
🎀 selective use of sources
🎀 strong analysis

Smith (2021) argues that…, which supports the idea that… This suggests that…
🎀 Your voice should be dominant

🤩 How to fix it
🍂 use fewer, but stronger sources
🍂 after every source → add analysis
🍂 ask: **“what does