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
A claim is a statement that someone puts forward as true.
Positions, reasons, objections and rebuttals are all claims. Here are are some claims we met in earlier sets:
If we were building a brick house, we wouldn't use irregular bricks, nor ones that were likely to crumble away. So too for good arguments: we use clear, solid claims to build them.
Each box in an argument map holds a thought. We need to capture that thought in one simple, clear and precise sentence, so that anyone could immediately understand it at a glance.
Content of this page drawn in whole or part from the Austhink Rationale Exercises with permission from Austhink.