The Science Of Scientific Writing    Set 10     Set 10-Assessing again • Exercise 1 • Exercise 2 • Larger maps • Exercise 3 • Exercise 4 • Final.

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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

1. Evaluate this Analysis map:

Drag this image onto the workspace to proceed.  You must be using the inbuilt browser in Rationale 1.3 or later.

Hints

• First evaluate each of the premises. Ask yourself: Is this true? Should I accept it, reject it, or reserve judgment (Hmmm).
• Click on each premise's claim box, go to the go to the 'Evaluate' section of the ribbon and click on your assessment
• Then evaluate the whole objection.  Ask yourself: Does this objection undermine the position?
• Finally evaluate the position: what confidence do you have in it, given your assessment of the objection?
• If you rated the objection as 'Nil' stop and think carefully about what this means for the position. Do we have any evidence for making our minds up either way?
• Make sure you've put evaluation icons in all boxes, as well as coloring the body of the objection itself

2. Check your work against the model.

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