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leave a good last impression – the thesis conclusion
Writing the conclusion to the thesis is hard. It’s often done badly. And it’s something that doctoral researchers often get asked to do more work on. Not at all what they/you need. Writing a conclusion is important. The conclusion is … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, authority in writing, conclusion, distance, thesis
Tagged authoritative writing, authority, conclusion, distance, Pat Thomson, thesis
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avoiding the laundry list literature review
I’ve been asked to say more about the laundry list literature review. The laundry list is often called ‘He said, she said” – as one of the most usual forms of the laundry list is when most sentences start with a … Continue reading
writing an academic ransom note
I’m in Australia at present. Inevitably I’m running some writing workshops. Inevitably I’m playing with some new strategies. I really do like to try out new things to see how they work, what they might do. And one of the … Continue reading
Posted in argument, authentic voice, authority in writing
Tagged authority, Pat Thomson, ransom notes, voice, writing workshops
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boostering your introduction and conclusion
Academic writing is known for its use of qualifiers – usually words which tone down the claims that are made. We academics know it is impossible/incredibly difficult to establish a generalisable result though research, and our writing signals this difficulty … Continue reading
Posted in authority in writing
Tagged authority, boosters, conclusion, hedges, introduction, Ken Hyland, Pat Thomson
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exorcise the inner “doctoral student” from your writing
Some of us can probably remember the film The Exorcist. It was one of those “demon child” films so popular in the 1970s. It featured Linda Blair as a possessed young teen – her green-slime spitting, 360 degree swiveling head … Continue reading
Posted in "doctoral student", academic writing, authority in writing, style, voice
Tagged "doctoral student", authority, exorcism, Pat Thomson, voice
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