The Science Of Scientific Writing    Set 3     Set 3-Refining claims • Claims • Seven rules • Exercises 1-6 • Exercises 7-10 • Final Page Set 3.

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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: Paragraph Coherence and Cohesion

SET D: Sentences

SET E: Scientific Sections (including Methods)

SET F: Scientific Sections: The Discussion

SET G : Scientific Sections: The Introduction

SET H : The Paper as a Whole

'As' was a hint that 'they had talent' is a reason.  We needed to say who 'they' are to make our claim box clear.  The part of the sentence before the 'as' contains the position, but it isn't fully fleshed out, so we needed to rewrite this as a proper sentence.

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