Be Cautious About The Size Of Claims You Make

When writing academically we use formal language, I.e.:

• no idiomatic or colloquial vocabulary (dad, guy)
• no adverbs that show personal view (luckily, remarkably)
• no ‘get’ or ‘go’ phrases
• we do not use question forms, but we do use statements. (What were the re...

Everything we mention in our academic text has to be complete. We fully explain a topic or thought or further research idea. Some things can be obvious to you but they are not so obvious for your reader.

Have someone else, preferable someone that doesn’t know much about your field, read yo...

When we write academically, we write objective. We only state facts, not what we think. It can be hard writing about something and not mentioning how you feel about it so pay attention to this.

We should be careful about supporting claims with evidence. We soften our message by saying: “it seems to be that…”, “it might be that…”. This shows your ability to think critically! (Stash coming soon).

for some examples: https://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/using-cautious-language/

Whatever you write in an academic context can be hard, most of it is serious stuff. Texts full of industry specific vocabulary. Therefore it is important that you write as concise as possible.

One way to write more concisely is to use noun phrases. In noun phrases we turn verbs into noun. ...

Rhetorical questions are only used in presentation to capture the attention of your audience.