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... reader's expectations are satisfied by the development of the topic sentence : It is a commonplace fact that scientific discoveries are a function of methods used . The reader's natural question is why is it a commonplace fact ? The ...
... reader's expectations are satisfied by the development of the topic sentence : It is a commonplace fact that scientific discoveries are a function of methods used . The reader's natural question is why is it a commonplace fact ? The ...
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... reader why the report is of significance to her . Needless to say , if the reader does not feel that the report holds any signifi- cance for her , she will not read it . 5. Historical background ( review of the literature ) The previous ...
... reader why the report is of significance to her . Needless to say , if the reader does not feel that the report holds any signifi- cance for her , she will not read it . 5. Historical background ( review of the literature ) The previous ...
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... reader's time , many articles receive only a glance or a quick scanning . Mere recital of facts interesting in themselves will not hold the reader because his reading set is " Why should I read this article ? What can I do with this ...
... reader's time , many articles receive only a glance or a quick scanning . Mere recital of facts interesting in themselves will not hold the reader because his reading set is " Why should I read this article ? What can I do with this ...
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Technical WritingHow We Transfer Factual Information and Knowledge | 3 |
Semantics and the Process of Communication | 9 |
Semantics | 16 |
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