Fundamental Considerations in Writing

What are the adjustments that you have made to make your material suitable to the said audience?

Who will read the paper?

How much do they already know about the topic?

What are the needs of the audience?

How can you make them want to keep reading?

How are they likely to react to the ideas that you will present?

What should be avoided to ensure objectivity in your language?

• Personal language

• Emotive language

• Judgmental language

• All of the above

What is the advised tone when writing to an unknown audience?

• Formal

• Semi-formal

• Informal

Why do we need to use signaling words?

• To signal the readers that the line of argument is going to change

• To indicate that the sentence gives reasons for something in another sentence

• To signal that you are giving extra information

• To explicitly tell the readers that you are giving examples

• To acknowledge the sources of the ideas that were used

What is hedging in academic writing?

• A way to express certainty

• A technique to soften statements

• A method to avoid using direct language

• A style of writing that is very formal