Purposive Communication Week 16: Writing for Academic Purposes
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What is one of the key characteristics of the overall structure of academic writing?

  • Cohesive and logically organized flow of ideas (correct)
  • Use of informal and disorganized flow of ideas
  • Lack of proper citations throughout the paper
  • Absence of transition or linking words

Why is it important to use appropriate language in academic writing according to the text?

  • To use emotional language for persuasion
  • To entertain the readers with informal language
  • To damage the credibility and alienate the audience (correct)
  • To criticize the work of other researchers

What does successful academic writing focus on according to the text?

  • Levels of informality and wordiness
  • Levels of formality and conciseness (correct)
  • Levels of informality and emotional language
  • Levels of conciseness and emotional language

What is the primary purpose of academic writing according to the text?

<p>To convey agreed meaning about complex ideas for scholarly experts (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using transition or linking words in academic writing?

<p>To create a cohesive and logically organized flow of ideas (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the overall tone of academic writing?

<p>Objective (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended approach for citing sources throughout an academic paper?

<p>Properly citing sources throughout the paper (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of language should be avoided in general academic writing?

<p>Slang and idiomatic expressions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is writing from the third-person point of view important in academic research writing?

<p>It makes the paper sound more assertive and professional (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should be limited to introducing, announcing, or expressing time in academic writing?

<p>Colons (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should scholars rely on to establish the narrative tone of their work?

<p>Precise words and language (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following should writers use to effectively convey an idea or a standpoint?

<p>Concrete and specific words (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should be avoided when using academic diction?

<p>Meaningless words and platitudes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should be limited to connecting prefixes to words or compound words in academic writing?

<p>Hyphens (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When should writers use personal pronouns carefully in academic writing?

<p>Only in reflection or reaction papers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most important aspect of academic writing?

<p>Citing sources in the body of the paper and providing a list of references (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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