The Science Of Scientific Writing Set 3 Set 3-Refining claims • Claims • Seven rules • Exercises 1-6 • Exercises 7-9 • Final Page Set 3.
OVERVIEW: The way to well-written science
PART I: Paragraphs and Sentences...
SET 1: The Parts of Arguments
SET 2: Indicator Words
SET 3: Refining Claims
SET 4: Locating Arguments in Prose
SET 5: Rationale's Essay Planner
SET 6: Assessing
SET 7 : More on Assessing
Set 3 - Refining claims
Many people don't write simply and clearly. Some sentences are really just 'thought bites', some are full of waffle, and others are packed dense with ideas. Argument maps are supposed to make reasoning clear, so we don't want to put unclear text into them!
In this set you will learn how to 'clean up' text so your argument maps contain only clear, solid claims.
Content of this page drawn in whole or part from the Austhink Rationale Exercises with permission from Austhink.