Based on these two articles I noticed a difference in tone; they both were written formally however the review article used more complex language and a persuasive tone, while the research article used a more factual tone. The review article analyzes research already done in primary sources, while the research article is itself a primary source of original research. The review article referred to many more external sources, while the research article referred mostly to its own sources. In text citations for both were cited in parentheses with the author and date of publication stated. For the research article citations only seemed to be used in the introductory and methods sections. The review article used citations in the form of paraphrasing of references to other scientific articles and were used to further support their argument with real facts provided from primary sources. What I learned was the difference between the two types: before I had heard and written a scientific research type article before in labs, however I had never even heard of a review article. It was also interesting to see how each varies as far as formatting and how they use in text citations professionally. What surprised me was how formal the review article was because I had expected that one to be the more simplified, easier read considering it is most likely geared for a broader audience than the research article would be.
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