A research paper is the same as any other paper. You must convince me to do or not to do something. You may use your opinion, or you may use facts to tell me the story.

1. Tell me What Your Going To Tell me.

I believe blood evidence is

important

not important

2. Tell me

This is the "meat" of the research paper where you try to convince me of your point of view.

3. Tell me what you told me.

Summarize your opinion as shown by your evidence.

Don't forget to use footnotes to show your sources of your "facts". If they are not facts, you could say: I believe, or in my opinion, or I think.

Footnotes make or break your evidence.