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Scientific Writing for Beginners (6): Never Let Go of Your Readers
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When a reader has come this far, he must be very interested in your work. Now, it’s up to you to keep his interest alive. You should
- Choose an appropriate strategy to describe your research;
- Create sections and subsections to guide your readers.
Considering parallelism
Example:
3.1 Relationship between currents and surface wind
3.2 Surface temperature and surface wind interaction—Note: If we write “Interaction between A and B,” then it is parallel to the title of section 3.1.
Provide transition
1. Transition between sections:
• Map the sections by using a list at the end of introduction.
• Smooth the entrances into sections by avoiding three common beginnings, namely an “empty” beginning, a “too general” beginning, or a “too specific” beginning.
2. Transition between paragraphs:
Do not waste the first sentence to repeat what is said in the previous paragraph.
3. Transition between sentences:
Finish describing one thing before starting another. Do not go back and forth.
Provide emphasis
You can use repetition, wording, illustration, and placement.
Repetition: mentioning a particular result in the abstract, result section, and conclusion.
Wording: using dependent clauses and infinitive phrases.
because, since, as, although, when…
to filter out the high-frequency signal…
Finally, avoid writing “Our results here are supported by Smith (1998).” It’s the other way around: “These results support (or confirm) those by Smith (1998).”
References: The craft of scientific writing by Michael Alley (1987, 1996)
https://m.sciencenet.cn/blog-306792-259573.html
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