Lab 1

Question 1

The ABC’s of a good abstract:

Answer 1

1. accuracy
2. brevity
3. clarity

Question 2

accuracy:

Answer 2

A good abstract includes only information included in the original document.

Question 3

brevity:

Answer 3

A good abstract gets straight to the point, contains precise language, and does not include superfluous adjectives.

Question 4

clarity:

Answer 4

A good abstract does not contain jargon or colloquialisms and always explains any acronyms.

Question 5

What are the four parts of the informative abstract?

Answer 5

1. purpose
2. methodology
3. results
4. conclusions

Question 6

The purpose section of an informative abstract:

Answer 6

should state either the reason for, or the primary objectives of, the experiment or investigation. Might also contain the hypothesis of the experiment.

Question 7

The methodology section of an informative abstract:

Answer 7

should describe the techniques used in conducting the experiment. This section should give only as much detail as is necessary to understand the experiment; the abstract should not focus entirely on research methods unless that is the primary focus of the original document.

Question 8

The results section of an informative abstract:

Answer 8

should state the evaluation or analysis of the experiment results. It should also briefly state the implications of these results. This conclusion section might also state whether the driving hypothesis of the experiment was correct.

Question 9

What are the three parts of the indicative abstract?

Answer 9

1. scope
2. arguments used
3. conclusions

Question 10

The scope section of an indicative abstract:

Answer 10

should state the range of the material dealt with in the original document as well as the starting premise of the document.

Question 11

The arguments used section of the indicative abstract:

Answer 11

should state the main arguments and counterarguments employed in the original document. These arguments should be stated in the same progression in which they appear in the document. Not all documents contain a progression of arguments; in some cases this section may outline analysis or plot progression instead.

Question 12

The conclusions section of an indicative abstract:

Answer 12

should state the document’s main closing argument and its implications as suggested by the original author. This conclusion section might also state plot resolution when the original document is a work of fiction.