Identify key words and phrases and brainstorm alternate spellings, related terms, broader terms, or narrower terms. Identify the subject area or areas which your topic might fall under
For example, for a research paper examining the role that fast food contributes to obesity in adolescents, the important concepts from this topic, reduced to keywords, would be:
fast food AND obesity AND adolescents
Now, think about whether there are other terms that could also be used to describe the topic, including synonyms, related terms, or words and phrases that have similar meaning:
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Concept 1
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Concept 2
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Concept 3
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fast food
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obesity
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adolescents
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junk food
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fat
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teens
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mcdonalds
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overweight
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youth
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