Determine if the article helped you better understand concepts covered in class. Elaborate.

You are to write a critique of academic articles assigned to the class. In two pages only and in three distinct parts, you are to: Articulate the authors central argument. (30 points) Express the authors central argument in your own words, not in the authors. Do not summarize the article! Analyze the substance of the article. (40 points) Determine whether the authors central argument or thesis is easy to understand, if the author adequately defends his central argument, if the authors conclusion make sense and if the article help you understand the topic. Offer any criticisms of the article. Please do not say the article is perfect. Think critically and say how it could have been improved or point out problems with the logic. Relate the article to the course. (30 points) Determine how the book relates to at least one concept we covered in class. Determine if the article helped you better understand concepts covered in class. Elaborate. Make specific references to areas in the article that specifically relate to something specific that we covered in class. You must use quotation marks if you are directly quoting the author, and you must use endnotes. For this part, please refer to the attached book Ian Neary- The State and Politics of Japan. For citations and endnotes please use the Chicago Turabian style.

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