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A research paper is the culmination and final product of an involved process of research, critical thinking, source evaluation, organization, and composition.his handout will include the following sections related to the process of writing a research paper: 1  Genre-This section will provide an overview for understanding the difference between an analytical and argumentative research paper.
The main focus of an academic research paper is to develop a new argument, and a research paper will contain a literature review as one of its parts. In a research paper, you use the literature as a foundation and as support for a new insight that you contribute.