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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
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Tagged authority, boosters, conclusion, hedges, introduction, Ken Hyland, Pat Thomson
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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
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Tagged authoritative writing, claims, hedges, Pat Thomson
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