Academic Writing Flashcards
Informs and follows technical witting rules
Acad eritinh
‘academics strive to go bevond what is:
quick,obvious, and general
~ deeper thinking that requires logic
-critical analysis
process of defining issues, formulating questions, and developing sound arguments
Acad writing
text crafted to persuade audience -often in the service of changirg minds
making an argument
T or f
‘academic argument is not shouting down opponents and winning.
‘academic argument is not shouting down opponents, it is careful expression of an idea or perspective
-credeblity, authority, trustworthyness
Ethos
-appeal’s to the audiences emotions and feelings, aiming to elieit an emotional response
Pathos
- reason and logic, relies on presenting a well-struetured, evidence -based argument
Logos
single sentence, introduction
Topic sentence
expand on the topic; clarify, illustrate, give info
supporting details -
must reiterate the topic sentence
conclusion /chincher >
unity in paragraph-
every sentence should support main idea expressed in topic sentence
cohearence in paragraph
Stick to the point, put details in order, create smooth transitions
the apparent affitude
Tone
