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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

1. Drag this map onto your workspace and evaluate it working from the bottom to top.

Drag this image onto the workspace to proceed.  You must be using the inbuilt browser in Rationale 1.3 or later.

Hints

• First evaluate the basis box: Is this a reliable source of information?
• Then evaluate the lower level reason: How much confidence do you have in it, given your assessment of its basis? If the basis is good, go on to ask yourself whether the reason is relevant to that above, and what degree of support it gives that reason.
• Now evaluate the upper level reason: what confidence do you have in it, given your assessment of its supporting reason?  If this reason is well supported, ask yourself whether it is relevant to the position, and how much support it provides that position.
• Finally evaluate the position: What confidence do you have in it, given the degree of support the upper level reason provides?
• Make sure you've put evaluation icons in each box

Check your work against the model.

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