PSYC 4P69 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Begging, Ad Hominem, Circular Reasoning
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Writing for science: manuscript have a format, introduction, methods, results, discussion, but you can still tell an interesting story, like a mystery. You can use scientific language as long as you know you"re writing to scientific/expert audience: manuscripts are mysteries, introduction. Set up a scenario or metaphor: methods. Give the reader confidence about your approach. This section can be make or break. Reveal the punchline at the start then explain how you got there * typically how it has to happen (given away all the important deals in the abstract anyways) Showing what didn"t cause the effect can add interest. Resolve the conflict created by your results. Should tell the complete story on their own. Try starting your paper by making these first. Try to shorten your final draft by 30% Monday, november 21, 2016: or support with your own data, review articles can be a goldmine, double-check database for new publications. In overall document and within a sentence/paragraph.
