Exercise 1

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

Exercise 1

1. Create an Analysis map that reveals the assumption in this argument:

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

Hints

Drag the map onto the workspace, select it and change it to 'Analysis' form using the 'Change' section of the ribbon menu
Create a new claim box and situate this inside the existing green reason area. If it accidentally attaches as a separate reason then drag the claim box over into the first reason box alongside the main claim and delete the empty second box.
To work out what goes in the new claim box ask yourself: what key words appear in the existing reason (the main claim) and the position, but not in both? The hidden assumption (the co-premise) must connect those two ideas.

2. Check your work against the model.

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