The Strengths Of Scientific Articles

When reading a scientific article, there are many things that one should understand. While scientific articles might not always be easy to comprehend, they provide data and evidence based on what the study set out to find. They use different tests and methods to prove whether their hypothesis is correct or not. They are written around a study and are formatted in APA format. Lay articles on the other hand are a brief summary of a study. It reports the findings but does not have any evidence into why that finding is correct. Lay articles are easy to read and do not test anything. After reading a research article and a lay article that corresponded on the topic, one can easily identify the differences between the two. There are not many similarities …show more content…
It is short and to the point which might correlate with the number of people who read it. The title is catchy and draws most of society to read the rest of the article. The only form of proof to support the claims made in this article are quotes from the main researcher on the scientific study. Adding these quotes makes the lay article seem credible. The weaknesses of this article are that it does not have any scientific proof to support the claims made. Another weakness is that the claim that one glass of wine is the same as one hour at the gym is not what was found in the research study. The lay article does not report the true findings of the study which is that with exercise and resveratrol, one might see improved rates in losing weight compared to someone who might not have resveratrol in their diet still while …show more content…
The lay article was easily readable, whereas the scientific article takes a pervious understanding of concepts and re-reading the article to understand what is being said. The information provided in the lay article is mostly quotes, whereas the information provided in the research article uses statistical tests and measurements. While both are meaningful, the amount of meaning might be different for different individuals. Someone who is scrolling through Facebook and sees the lay article might find the quotes meaningful. On the other hand, another individual might find the statistics and research article more meaningful. Personally the research article offers more meaning for someone who is educated with more than a high school