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22 Cards in this Set
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State of Knowledge |
Def: a writer's estimate of degree of knowledge and its limits Why: a base from which author can continue research |
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Knowledge Deficit |
Def: gap in established knowledge with an implied "what I'll do" Why: justifies present research project |
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Reporting Reporting |
Ex: "Jones says that Smith says" Def: when author accounts for a source's summarizing Why: original research can not be accessed |
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Reporting Expression |
Ex: "Eva Bellefontaine (2015, Does Globalization) identifies..." Def: phrase that reports source of information Why: suggest author's assessment of original (demonstrates vs. argues) |
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Definition |
Def: statement clarifying how a term is to be used Why: to explain terms that not everyday audience understands, make paper readable |
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Apposition |
Def: puts an equivalent expression next to a term deemed important by author Why: serves purpose of definition without interrupting flow |
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Orchestration |
Def: a dialogue of two or more speakers arranged by author Why: explains SOK, suggests author's subject position, joins author into scholarly conversation |
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Ambiguity |
Ex: noun phrases, "labour supply decision-making" Def: capacity for term to be interpreted in multiple ways Why: to concentrate information |
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Agentlessness |
Ex: "The bin needs to be emptied" Def: no actor Why: highlights action being done rather than the actor, polite, don't know who |
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Nomonalization |
Ex: Observe - observation Def: Noun-heavy style Why: Place emphasis on action, not on actor |
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Modality |
Ex: "I think" "It seems" "It could" Def: When author uses a modal verb to infer from a position of limited knowledge Why: Gives sense that knowledge is limited, politely |
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Limiting expressions - place limits on what? - two types |
Limit Generalizations 2. Limited certainty (obviousness): "Obviously" "Certainly" Def: Term that places limits on a generalization Why: Establish author's attitude towards statement they're offering |
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Generalizations |
1. Secured
2. Unsecured Def: "common knowledge", a statement that typifies large numbers of instances Why: to sustain generality for an intro in order to open a topic |
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Obviousness |
Ex: "Certainly" "Undoubtedly" "It is evident" Def: Limited certainty, an expression that indicates that there is consensus Why: To presuppose agreement, to assume reader agrees |
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Moral Statement |
Ex: "If more researchers did..." "Further research on this would..." Def: a statement that express what should be done Why: to suggest future research, often to connect research to concerns in public domain |
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Citation |
Def: practice of attributing statements to another speaker Why: to make research credible, to prevent plagiarism |
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Summary |
Def: a type of reported speech that compresses and rearranges what another speaker has said Why: In order to not take up time and space by saying exactly what someone else has said, to give jist of something |
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Reported speech |
Def: a conveying/representation of another's words Why: to position author in relation to those words |
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Discursive I |
Def: Use of "I" to refer to writer
Why: gives capacity of researcher and describes cognitive process |
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Methodological I |
Def: Subset of discursive I, use of "I" to refer to writer as practitioner of research methods Why: So others can replicate, tells story of research, to be precise |
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Forecasts |
Ex: "First, I will" "We have attempted" Def: statement about how argument will be organized Why: to give readers what to expect |
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Abstraction |
Ex: "power" "hegemonic masculinity" Def: a concept that could be said to have only mental existence, highest level of generality Why: play a part in reasoning |
