In this paper for WRTG 393, you are providing background research to an audience to help the audience make a
decision on a topic. In WRTG 394, the paper is written to a specific decision-maker about a specific problem in your
workplace or community and recommends a specific course of action.
integrate thorough research
make sure that you do not directly tell the audience what action it should take. Rather,
offer background information that the audience can use to make a decision. The Purdue
OWL video mentions this principle. This is one reason the video refers to the white paper
as a backgrounder report.