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What warning signs tell you that your literature review has become unbalanced?
Paper Discussion
A good literature review maintains fair coverage of different viewpoints. Unbalanced reviews over‑emphasise certain schools while down‑playing competing arguments. What red flags indicate your review has become biased or one‑sided?
Mateo, Maverick and 4 others5 Comments-
You keep seeing important counter‑arguments only in footnotes or passing sentences.
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Most cited papers come exclusively from one small set of research groups.
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You consistently summarise opposing work with dismissive descriptive language.
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Key competing papers are mentioned very briefly without serious analysis.
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Your synthesis always arrives at exactly the position you held before reading.
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