Porush's argument emphasizes that research questions are an integral part of research and research processes such as designing and choosing which methods to employ. Krueckeberg (2011:1) lectured on the difference between a bad question and a good one: they are debatable, narrow, meaningful, and searchable. For an issue to be debatable, it simply means that it has been debated before and that is the whole reason why academic articles are recognized. Krueckeberg further explained that a research question should be narrow, referring to the fact that you will need to be able to give a credible answer to the question in a more concise format. The meaning of a question is that there is something at stake or an answer benefit that comes from successfully answering the question. The question should be searchable across both primary and secondary sources. Whether a small independent study or not, mini research for a college class or a formal thesis or dissertation rises or falls on the quality of a research question Maree (2011: 2). A Neuman (2003:163) deliberate on good and bad research questions and provide explicit examples of bad questions that are such; should abortion be legal? Do policing affect crime and how does poverty affect children? The argument advanced by Neuman is that such questions are not empirically testable or that they are unscientific questions.
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