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Revising Your Argument
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Revising Your Argument
Revising Your Argument
Just as you would revise and edit any piece of writing, you’ll want to be sure to spend time 
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Eliminate Wordiness
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Monday, March 4, 2019
Plagiarism Audio Discussion
Plagiarism in the real world
January 10, 200212:00 AM ET
Heard on All Things Considered
Guest Host Melissa Block talks with Thomas Mallon, author of Stolen Words: Forays into the Origins and Ravages of Plagiarism, about the discovery of plagiarism by well-known authors such as Steven Ambrose, and research techniques which should help avoid the problem. (4:30) Stolen Words is published by Harvest Books, April 2001. Mallon is also author of the Mrs. Paine's Garage and the Murder of John F. Kennedy, published this month by Pantheon Books.
To reach the original site where this audio is housed, visit https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1136141?storyId=1136141
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Revising Jargon and Slang
Difference Between Jargon and Slang
October 21, 2015
by admin
3 min read
Main Difference – Jargon vs. Slang
Both jargon and slang are two special types of language varieties. The main difference between Jargon and Slang is, Jargon is terminology that is used in relation to a specific activity, profession, group, or event whereas slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker’s dialect or language.
REVIEW: Diction
Review: Diction
Decide whether the highlighted word or phrase in each of
the following examples is appropriate in formal writing.
Connotation and Denotation
Connotation and Denotation
The relationship between words and meanings is extremely complicated and belongs to the field of semantics. What you need to remember is that most words do not have single, simple meanings.
Revising Paragraphs: Review Your Comprehension of the Lessons
Developing Unified and Coherent Paragraphs
Have you finished revising your body-paragraphs? Do you want to check to make sure that you fully understand how to revise paragraphs for unity and conciseness? Click the Review Paragraph Development link below and then complete the exercises. After that, return here to learn about revising the DICTION in your writing.Review: Paragraph Development
Monday, February 25, 2019
Approaching Revision--The 1st Time Through
The 1st Revision
If you are at the Revision stage of the Writing Process, then you have already taken the time to gather your ideas, organize those ideas into an outline, drafted a rough draft of the essay, and now you are ready for your first Revision—yes, the first revision. The Writing Process can—and should—be a reoccurring cycle. You may have to go through some of these stages numerous times before the structure, content, and support are correctly organized into a version worthy of publishing.
Revising at the Essay-level
Revision at the Essay-Level
Revising at the essay-level involves reading the THESIS, TOPIC-SENTENCES, and CLOSING SENTENCE of the CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH to determine whether all areas are focused on one overarching point. The whole essay must flow in a way that there is no extraneous information, personal anecdotes, or wayward background and details. When you revise at the essay-level, you need to make sure that the whole essay is focused on one point and that one point is clearly and logically asserted throughout the writing.
Revising at the Paragraph-level
Revising at the Paragraph-level
Revising at the paragraph-level involves reading the paragraphs of your essay for unity and coherence of thought. This means that each paragraph needs to be a ‘little nugget’ of information, focused on one concept, idea, or topic.
Revising at the Sentence-level
The first thing you want to do when revising is to look at your content at three levels: sentence-level, paragraph-level, and at the essay-level.
Revising at the Sentence-level
Revising at the sentence-level involves reading the sentences of your writing for completeness, clarity, and purpose. Do not read the sentences one after another. If you read them as blocks of content, you will miss revision issues to correct. You want to read a sentence—by itself—without connecting it to the sentence prior or after.
Revision is a Necessary Stage in the Writing Process
Revising: The 4th Stage in the Writing Process
Revising is an important part of the Writing Process. Each stage of the Writing Process provides your writing with more polish and professionalism that cannot be met if stages are skipped.
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Eliminate these Words
Taboo words in academic writing
When you are writing [an academic essay], many words and phrases that are acceptable in conversations or informal writing are considered inappropriate.
You should try to avoid expressions that are too informal, unsophisticated, vague, exaggerated, or subjective, as well as those that are generally unnecessary or incorrect.
Use Qualifiers Wisely
What this handout is about
This handout will explain what qualifiers are and how you can use them wisely.
Introduction
Qualifiers and intensifiers are words or phrases that are added to another word to modify its meaning, either by limiting it (He was somewhat busy) or by enhancing it (The dog was very cute). Qualifiers can play an important role in your writing, giving your reader clues about how confident you feel about the information you’re presenting. In fact, “hedging” (as it is sometimes called) is an important feature of academic writing because academic writers need to clearly indicate whether they think claims are certain, likely, unlikely, or just false. But excessive use of qualifiers can make you sound unsure of your facts; it can also make your writing too informal.
Don't Sabotage Yourself by Using Weak Language!!
While the article below is about verbal sabotage, consider this advice as GOLD for academic writing as well. Eliminate words that undermine the strength or your argument, and by extension, undermine YOU!
The ability to communicate effectively and confidently has a dramatic effect on our ability to advance our careers. Yet many of us fall into the trap of using weak language that sabotages our efforts to present ourselves with authority and confidence.
I would just like to say that I may not know as much as some of the communication experts out there, but I feel that women undermine their credibility time and time again by using minimizing language.
This one sentence says it all! By using the words “just”, “I feel”, and stating that I may not have as much expertise as perhaps others do, I have reduced my credibility to almost zero! How many times have you heard women communicate this way? How many times have you yourself used this type of minimizing language?
Eliminate Weak Terms
When writing an argument paper, you need to assert your views clearly and logically. However, it is also necessary to make the argument imperative by using words such as must and require.
Connect Ideas through Transitional Terms
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In spite of / Despite
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Although / (Even) though
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However
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Introduce a new idea which marks a contrast with previously stated ideas. Used after a strong pause and separated from the sentence they introduce by a comma.
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On the one hand ... on the other hand
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Links two contrasting ideas/paragraphs.
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In contrast to
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whereas
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Link two contrasting ideas. Not separated by commas.
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