The Science Of Scientific Writing Set 6 Set 6-Basis boxes Second page Third page Example Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 Exercise 4-Quiz 1 Fourth page Exercise 5-Quiz 2 Writing about Evidence Exercise 6 Arguments and Explanations Final page Set 6. |
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OVERVIEW: The way to well-written science
PART I: Paragraphs and Sentences SET A: Paragraphs: The Maps Behind Them SET B: Paragraphs: Using Maps to Meet Readers' Expectations SET C: Paragraphs with Something Extra: Points and Tails SET D: The Generic Section: Expectations and Maps as Blueprints SET E: Scientific Sections: The Methods and Results SET F: Scientific Sections: The Discussion SET G : Scientific Sections: The Introduction SET H : Sentences SET I : The Paper as a Whole
PART II: The Paper and its Sections SET 1: Argument Parts SET 2: Indicator Words SET 4: Locating Arguments in Prose SET 5: Rationale's Essay Planner SET 6: Evidence in Arguments: Basis Boxes Synthesis 1: Position-Early Paragraphs Synthesis 2: Position-Final Paragraphs Synthesis 3: Writing a Discussion I Synthesis 4: Writing a Discussion II |
Exercise 4 Basis boxes should provide a solid foundation for the reasons they support. Let's see how good you are at picking the basis that provides the best support for an argument built on top of it. Try this short quiz to see if you can pick the most relevant source of support for various claims. The quiz will open in a new window, close the quiz window when you're finished, then check your score level below.
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Content of this page drawn in whole or part from the Austhink Rationale Exercises with permission from Austhink.
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