Questions tagged [academic-writing]
Writing texts in a scientific or educational setting: peer-reviewed articles, theses, text books, and others. Use the tag [scientific-publishing] in addition, if relevant.
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When can "we" be used in a research paper?
I know the whole thing about not using first person pronouns because that makes it more personal and less objective, save for the research being an experiment conducted by the author(s). But could you ...
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Citation for webpage's heading-less introductory section?
Many webpages have an initial introductory section. Unlike later sections, this generally does not have a heading. For a good example, see here.
From what I've been able to find, APA-7 says to use the ...
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Is this thesis statement a hasty generalization? [closed]
I've been told that the following thesis statement would be considered to be a fallacy, specifically a hasty generalization.
The use of artificial intelligence, specifically generative AI, promotes ...
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Transition sentence at the end of the last body paragraph leading into the concluding paragraph?
So I'm writing an essay and we have to use transition sentences between paragraphs. I understand how this would work between body paragraphs/points 1-2 and 2-3 since each is a distinct point but I'm ...
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Use of square brackets in quotes introduced after colon
I am writing an academic document related to legal research, and have a doubt - Wherever I am quoting someone like this:
Mr. A of X Institute states as follows: "[t]he suggestion that the number ...
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Is there a term for this academic writing issue?
I'm new at reviewing articles to be published in an academic journal. In one journal I'm reviewing, the author repeated these phrases around 20 times: Students need..., Educators need to..., Teachers ...
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Eq. (#) at the beginning of a sentence
As far as I know, Eq. (#) is a typically used short form of Equation (#) in scientific journal papers. I am wondering if this abbreviation can also be used at the beginning of a sentence. That is, can ...
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I want to write an academic book but I am unsure if I am structuring it right
To make it easy to write, I plan for each chapter to be basically its own 15-20 page essay. However, the book will be separated into parts (50+ pages), with each part having a central thesis which is ...
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Do I ignore 'How' in a works cited page?
Here is the citation:
“How AI is Expanding the Attack Surface.” ITWeb, 23 Jan 2024,
https://www.itweb.co.za/article/how-ai-is-expanding-the-attack-surface/mYZRXM9gQbovOgA8.
Accessed 17 April 2024.
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Can I summarize and paraphrase someone's findings and cite their authors and make it for my references?
I was using other researchers' sources. I want to summarize, paraphrase, and cite the authors of that previous study. I was writing my research paper and I stumbled upon important information, but the ...
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Where do the research question and thesis statement go in a paper?
My professor asked me to place both a research question and a thesis in my research paper. He said the thesis should answer the research question, which I understand, but usually my professors want me ...
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When a translation of an original name of a source is provided in a footnote of an academic text, how do I format reference to the source language?
I am translating an academic text into English. The text contains a lot of terminology and source names in several different languages. The rules of the source language of the text require shortening ...
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Is this sentence unneeded, or even detrimental?
I'm writing an essay, and I have in it this paragraph clip:
"Finally, euphemisms are constantly used in both films in order to
lessen the impact of what the American government was doing to
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'Finally' in penultimate paragraph
I'm writing a professional essay for an argument, and I'm trying to find a good paragraph starter to use for the penultimate paragraph.
I'm leaning towards writing something similar to 'finally,' or '...
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What's the format of a P.E.E.E.R. paragraph?
I know most of the parts of a P.E.E.E.R. paragraph, but I'm not sure what one of the Es are, and I'm not sure how they fit together.
P is for Point, one E is for Evidence, another is for Explain. An ...
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A Question on 'Topical Progression': How to Address Internal Inconsistencies in the Framework
(This question has been moved from English Language Stack Exchange on account of relevancy.)
In my mission to improve my writing, I have come across a concept called 'topical progression' (discussed ...
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Should the APA In text citation go before or after organization name when the organization is used descriptively?
As examples, which would be considered correct in APA style?
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Researchers from the University of Michgian's Department of Computational Analysis (John et al., 2023) determined that...
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