What is Academic Writing?

To present arguments and evidences on a research topic.

Which of one of the 'sets of verbs' best describe the processes in academic writing?

evaluate, compare, analyse, synthesise and inform

What are some of the evidences acceptable in Academic Writing?

Statistics and Academic Journals

What is 'hedging' in academic writing?

To use 'cautious language' to present the author's stance

To copy information and include it as your own

What is the academic style of writing?

Formal and from the Third Person Point of View

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A description of academic writing. Use(s) of academic writing. What to know in order to actively participate in academic discourse. Criteria and techniques for academic writing.

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What is Academic Writing?
It is simply creative writing.
To write a research paper in an educational institution.
To present only observations on a specific research topic.
To present arguments and evidences on a research topic.
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Which of one of the 'sets of verbs' best describe the processes in academic writing?
estimate, criticise, compare, analyse, calculate, determine
evaluate, criticise, innovate, summarise, and question
evaluate, compare, analyse, synthesise and inform
evaluate, create, compare, argue, persuade, calculate
3
What are some of the evidences acceptable in Academic Writing?
Only Newspaper Articles and Photographs
Forums and Debates
Statistics and Academic Journals
Wikipedia and Blogs
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What is 'hedging' in academic writing?
To write factually all the time
To present information without an explanation
To use 'cautious language' to present the author's stance
To convey only facts
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Which one is not an essential writing feature in academic writing?
Elaborating
Using Metaphorical Language
Paraphrasing
Summarising
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Which one would not be a main feature of doing research?
Academic Integrity
Exploring Randomly
Objectivity
Precision
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Which is the most important feature in a research paper?
The Evidences
The Elaborations
The Closing Argument and Discussion
The Thesis Statement
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What must arguments be supported with?
Cartoons and Visuals
Diagrams and Graphs
Evidences and Elaborations
Explanations Only
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What is plagiarism?
To copy information and include it as your own
To write in your own words
To download some statistics and use it with reference
To use someone else's work in your own words
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What is the academic style of writing?
Descriptive Writing
Formal and from the Third Person Point of View
Both Formal and Informal
Informal and From the First Person Point of View

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