This question aligns with Chapter 2, "Getting Started: Finding a Research Question," of Writing a Research Paper in Political Science.Students typically find that in developing a research question, ______.
A. reflecting on what they have found interesting, by going back to past favorite courses or readings, and looking at interesting controversies is one appropriate method
B. while career aspirations or college activities are fun to consider, typically they have no relation to developing a good research question. Instead of considering these, students are best served focusing only on academic concerns as they develop their question
C. a good method is asking their professor what research question to ask
D. the longer the question, the better it is, as a longer question shows that a student has thought deeply about their query
E. none of these
Answer: A
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