When conducting research for a thesis paper, what is the best way to determine the author’s point of view?

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anonymous · Answer

Analyze the relevance and publication date of the source.
Determine the author’s relationship to the particular topic.
Establish how much evidence the author has referenced.
Create a Venn diagram to compare the author’s main idea.
Read the topic sentence of each paragraph for the main idea.

twopointinfinity · Answer

http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/526d88b6e4b0116e63691b2c This is the best I can find. Sorry