After skimming through the reading, it seems apparent that the idea is to maintain one’s topic and voice while spreading a bit of information about, then making sure it’s organized and centralized well. Your topic/side of an argument can easily become drowned and lost once you start laying down all the facts you’ve found, so Ballinger asks that the writer take another look or two to ensure everything is as it should be. Having a careful balance of information and your own opinions is key as well. Also, make sure not to leave the information hanging in the breeze with no support. Picking apart your paper (or slicing it up with scissors) to find the core of the paragraph and the bits you don’t really like is also helpful. Above all though, one must make sure the paper is theirs. Don’t use others words to show what your opinion is.
All of these ideas are great reminders of what you should be thinking about when revising. Keeping a steady flow of info to back up your statements makes for a solid opinion, and when combined with a good focus, makes a wonderful paper. Often I leave some paragraphs devoid of any backup, whilst others are stuffed so full of quotes and statistics that it’s a wonder it doesn’t seep through the paper. Another thing which I intend to take to heart is the re-researching to find a few more useful sources.
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