Crafting cohesive narratives: a step-by-step innovative pattern for writing structured discussions in research

Many scholars posit that the explication of content within the discussion section represents the most challenging facet of academic prose. They assert that the discussion section is charged with furnishing a comprehensive portrayal of the study, encapsulating in a concise retort the narrative of the research, and, in a more extensive reply, a depiction of the pertinent and consequential findings. The discussion section caters to the reader, and its objective is not merely to recapitulate and reflect the research results. Nevertheless, many studies in the field of social and multidisciplinary sciences contain these shallow and inadequate components. This paper endeavors to scrutinize and critique the discussion section within scholarly papers to set forth a systematic pattern for the standardized composition of this pivotal segment. A multi-faceted critical review approach, alongside systematic literature collection and the use of text mining techniques to examine many scholarly articles and discover patterns and common themes, was employed. The findings emphasized the importance of content and organization in presenting a complete and coherent explanation of the findings, theoretical concepts, and research limitations, identifying several significant shortcomings in this section. To prevent shortcomings and add value to a scholarly study, a systematic pattern for writing a standardized discussion was created, including a seven-part pyramid with specific elements at each stage as a proposed roadmap for the researcher. Ultimately, the researcher hopes to contribute to the improvement of the quality and impact of scholarly articles by proposing the implementation of a written checklist based on the pattern.