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Category: claims

October 11, 2025 pat thomson

claims vs contributions

October 4, 2025 pat thomson

results vs claims

March 11, 2024March 11, 2024 pat thomson

Key word – claim

July 3, 2023July 3, 2023 pat thomson

writing conclusions – getting the stuff sorted

February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 pat thomson

concluding well, part 1 – the big air problem

January 6, 2020January 5, 2020 pat thomson

tracking the path to research claims

July 3, 2017July 3, 2017 pat thomson

you’re so vague…

July 4, 2013July 4, 2013 pat thomson

managing readers’ and reviewers’ and examiners’ expectations

December 17, 2012June 29, 2018 pat thomson

what not to do in a thesis conclusion, part one: christmas present five

July 27, 2012July 27, 2012 pat thomson

blank and blind spots in empirical research

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