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思考與寫作 第二步：當個會思考的作者

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思考與寫作 第二步：當個會思考的作者

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Thinking… and Writing Part 2: Be a thinking writer
思考與寫作 第二步：當個會思考的作者

Having developed skills as an engaged and reflective reader, an academic writer’s next step in enriching a paper is to become an engaged and reflective writer.
學會做一個積極閱讀的反思性讀者（reflective reader）後，學術寫作的下個步驟即是豐富文章內容，成為積極並具反思性的作家。

發揮寫作說服力的六大準則之四：盡力支持文章論點

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6 Essential Rules for Persuasive Writing # 4 – Give proximate support to key points
發揮寫作說服力的六大準則之四：盡力支持文章論點

Persuasion is not a function of volume. That is, he who speaks the loudest is not necessarily the most persuasive.
要說服別人，可不是只有大聲就好。說話最大聲的，不見得就是最有說服力的人。

Professor Pedantic 教授的考究學問

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QUESTION: I cannot seem to choose words and terms that are correct for academic papers, though they work OK in other writing assignments. I guess I need help in identifying how academic writing differs from other communication. Can you help?
雖然寫其他類的作業都沒問題，但在撰寫學術文章時，我似乎沒辦法選用正確的文字或術語。我需要指導，瞭解學術文章和其他類文體有何不同。能幫幫我嗎？

發揮寫作說服力的六大準則之五：對相反論點的預測和應對

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6 Essential Rules for Persuasive Writing # 5 – Anticipate and address objections
發揮寫作說服力的六大準則之五：對相反論點的預測和應對

Knowing your argument and solidly making and supporting it are absolutely essential to successful persuasive writing. A writer cannot persuade another of something if the writer doesn’t believe it himself or doesn’t provide good reasons for his belief.
了解並紮紮實實地支持你的論點，對於撰寫成功的論說文而言是不可或缺的。如果作者本人都不相信自己的說法，或者是無法提供好的理由來使人信服，這樣的寫作可無法說服他人。

Professor Pedantic 教授的考究學問

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QUESTION: I slipped up in my concluding section and used the pronoun “you” in describing the impact of a certain economic practice, saying “This will produce baleful consequences for you as a consumer.” My professor jumped on it and bumped my grade lower. Didn’t he overreact?
我不小心在結論的部份犯錯，用了「you」這個代名詞描述特定經濟實踐所帶來的影響。句子是這麼寫的：「This will produce baleful consequences for you as a consumer。」教授看了非常不滿意，把分數打得更低了。他是不是反應太過激烈了？

發揮寫作說服力的六大準則之二：宣示信念

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6 Essential Rules for Persuasive Writing # 2 – Believe
發揮寫作說服力的六大準則之二：宣示信念

More so than some writing projects, persuasive papers must be grounded in conviction. That is, having academic interest in a subject is not sufficient commitment to a written argument, if convincing a reader is the goal.
相較於一般的文章，論說文更注重可信度。如果要寫論說文說服讀者，僅僅對主題抱持學術興趣還不夠。