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Category Archives: authority in writing
making authoritative claims
Compared to – let’s say journalists for argument’s sake – we academics are generally a lot less prepared to say anything for absolute certain. Why do we do this? Do we simply love complexity and being vague? Well of course … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, authority in writing, claim, contribution, hedges
Tagged authoritative writing, claims, hedges, Pat Thomson
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writing like those I admire
That half conscious state between sleeping and waking seems to be the time that I begin to compose a blog post. I often wake up relatively early with a half formed idea. I then work on it idly, gradually waking … Continue reading
Posted in academic book, academic life, academic writing, argument, authority in writing, de Certeau, reading
Tagged academic writing, books, Pat Thomson
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how to read an academic book closely – part three – sucking the stone
There are some books that are important to your study and some that are critical to your ongoing research agenda, and some that you just love. There are also some writers whose work you want to know in great detail. … Continue reading
Posted in academic book, argument, authority in writing, Pat Thomson, reading, reference, terms, theory
Tagged academic book, intertextuality, Pat Thomson, reading, terms, theory
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are you experienced (at writing journal articles)
So you’ve not written a lot of journal articles before, if any. Does this matter? Well not necessarily – but it might. When asked, journal editors almost always report that one of the major reasons for paper rejections is that … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, authority in writing, journal, publishing
Tagged academic writing newcomers
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the quotation sandwich
Mary Jane Curry (University of Rochester) recommended a text to me that people in her doctoral writing courses find helpful. Having now acquired it, I agree with her recommendation. The book is: Graff, G and Birkenstein, C (2010) They say, … Continue reading
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