The Science Of Scientific Writing Set 9 Set 9-Analysis maps • Second page • Example • Exercise 1 • Exercise 2 • Exercise 3 • Exercise 4 • Exercise 5 • Refinement Revisited • Rabbit Rule • Holding Hands Rule • Exercise 6 • Inference objections • Exercise 7 • Exercise 8 • Final.
OVERVIEW: The way to well-written science
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
Exercise 7
1. Make an Analysis map of this argument that reveals the hidden assumption, then add the objection it the proper place in your map:
Argument: Soccer is the best sport since more people around the world play soccer than any other game.
Objection: Historical and cultural factors are more influential than a sport's quality in determining how many people play that sport.
Drag and drop sections of the above text onto the workspace to proceed. This works with any version of Rationale.
Hints
- First map the argument, exactly as you did in exercises 3 - 5
- Drag the objection onto the workspace and add it to the proper place in your map. To work out where it goes, ask yourself: which of the two premises in the reason does this objection undermine?
2. Check your work against the model.
Content of this page drawn in whole or part from the Austhink Rationale Exercises with permission from Austhink.