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

How to do the Course

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

Introduction

SET 1: Argument Parts

SET 2: Indicator Words

SET 3: Refining Claims

SET 4: Locating Arguments in Prose

SET 5: Rationale's Essay Planner

SET 6: Evidence in Arguments: Basis Boxes

SET 7: Assessing

SET 8: More on Assessing

SET 9: Analysis Maps

SET 10: Assessing Again

Synthesis 1: Position-Early Paragraphs

Synthesis 2: Position-Final Paragraphs

Synthesis 3: Writing a Discussion I

Synthesis 4: Writing a Discussion II

Let's see how good you are at assessing the level of confidence we should have in various types of evidence.  Here's another quiz:

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The quiz will open in a new window, close the quiz window when you're finished, then check your score level below.

How did you go?  How dependable are your assessments?

81-100%    Solid

61-80%      Not yet firm

41-60%      Shaky

21-40%      Very wobbly

0-20%        Unreliable

Content of this page drawn in whole or part from the Austhink Rationale Exercises with permission from Austhink.