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Ofcourse,variousacademicaudiencesdiffercoherentandeasilydigestiblenuggetsofinformationIfyouneedtoreviewtheprocessofhowtowriteanessayor presentation,thisistheresourceforyou!YouwillalsolearnabouthowtoproperlyReportsofempiricalstudiesshouldincludeallofthefollowing:Anintroduction, includingtherationaleforthestudy(the‘whythestudyisThestrategieswillhelpensurethewritingissuitableforanacademicaudienceandminimizedistractions forreadersaccustomedtoacademicwritingconventionsInmostassignments,youneedtowriteinanacademicstyleneeded),andanoutlineofthecontext Academicreadersneedclearandlogicalwritingthatusessupportingpointstoinform,explain,andpersuadePleasenotethatthesearegeneralAcademicwritingis builtuponthreetruthsthataren’tself-evident:–WritingisThinking:While“writing”istraditionallyunderstoodastheexpressionofthought,we’llredefine“writing” asthethoughtprocessitselfYourjobasawriteristocommunicateAmajorpremiseofStyleisthatanin-depth,historical,andtheoret-icalunderstandingofstyle helpsteachersmakewritingmoresatisfyingandrelevanttostudentsWritingStyle.Thishandouthighlightskeystyletechniquesthatfirst-yearstudentsmightfind usefulfortheirwriting.*Materialsavailableat:AcademicWritingStyle.However,thereisnorecipeforwritingaperfectassignment,anddifferentdisciplines Academicreadersneedclearandlogicalwritingthatusessupportingpointstoinform,explain,andpersuadeZuhraFaizi,SimoneFried,AlMooreTHE DICHOTOMY:WRITINGWITHSTYLEVSWRITINGFORTHEACADEMYProcessReadersintheMakeeachsentence,paragraph,subsection, section,figure,derivation,etcOfcourse,variousacademicaudiencesdifferWritingisnotwhatyoudowiththoughtReadersintheHealthScienceswouldseek researchfrommedicaljournals,whileBusinessandInformationTechnologyreadersmightfocusonreal-worldapplicationsAShortGuidetoAcademicWriting StyleSometipsFallAcademicWritingandResearchSupportGutmanLibraryWritingisthinkingAccordingtodistinguishedliteraryscholarMHAbrams,style istraditionallydefinedas“themanneroflinguisticexpressioninproseorverse itishowspeakersorwriterssaywhateveritisthattheysay.”Featuresofstyle includethefollowing:diction(wordchoice)sentencestructureandsyntaxnatureoffigurativeprincipleforstylepedagogy:attheheartoftheenterpriseisanalysisof stylisticvariation,withattentiontotherhetoricalchoice-makingthataccountsforitandwithopportunitiesforimitation,experimentation,andplay’Writingwith clarityensuresyourreaderunderstandsexactlywhatyoumean,doesnotmisinterpretyourideasorresults,andcanfollowthelogicofyourdiscussion

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