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

Exercises 7-10

Use the seven rules to convert the following pieces of text into clear, well-formed claims on your workspace.

These sentences all express pieces of reasoning, so refine the claims then color the boxes appropriately and construct argument maps.

7. Bollywood films are great as they're entertaining and culturally interesting

Model answer

8. We should definitely go ahead and ask for Richard's advice because he's very good indeed with many varied types of computers.

Model answer

9. I'd enjoy myself at the beach: Love that swimming and sunbathing!

Model answer

10. The Beatles - great music, as they had talent

Model answer

Hints

• No reasoning in a box
• Only one thought per box
• Express claims using full sentences

• Claims should be capable of being true or false
• Remove any words that don't contribute to the claim's argumentative force
• Make claims easy to understand
• Boxes should make sense when read in isolation

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