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How to Avoid the False Dilemma Fallacy in Academic Writing

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How to Avoid the False Dilemma Fallacy in Academic Writing

Students and researchers need to be aware of fallacies (i.e. bad or faulty arguments) in...

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Academic Writing Tips: What Are Study Limitations?

An important part of writing up research is to consider whether your study has any...

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How to Avoid the Appeal to Ignorance Fallacy in Academic Writing

You should always try to avoid fallacies – i.e. bad arguments – in your academic...

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Academic Writing: What Is a Conflict of Interest?

When conducting research, you may need to think about potential conflicts of interest. But what...

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Academic Writing: How to Structure a Lab Report

If you’ve done a laboratory experiment as part of your studies, you might need to...

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How to Avoid the Bandwagon Fallacy in Academic Writing

In academic writing, a ‘fallacy’ is a bad argument. But what is the bandwagon fallacy?...

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Academic Writing: How to Avoid the Genetic Fallacy

In today’s post, we look at how to avoid genetic fallacies. And no, this doesn’t...

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5 Mistakes to Avoid in Academic Writing

Academic documents need to be clear, concise, and error free. And to ensure this, there...

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Academic Writing: How to Avoid the Slippery Slope Fallacy

Slippery slope arguments are common in academic writing. However, they’re also a type of fallacy...

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Academic Writing: The Reflective Essay

If you’re at university, you may need to write a reflective essay at some point....

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6 Tips for Using Abbreviations in Academic Writing

Academic writing can be a bit… wordy. As such, anything that makes your work more...

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Citing Religious Texts in Academic Writing

There are many religious texts in the world: the Bible, the Quran, the Dhammapada, etc....

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Alternatives to Gendered Pronouns in Academic Writing

For a long time, the language used in academic writing was very masculine, partly because...

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Past, Present or Future? (Tense Use in Academic Writing)

Join us as we take a journey through the past, present and future! Nope, sorry,...

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Using the First Person in Academic Writing

There’s a long-standing tradition in academic writing of avoiding first person pronouns, such as ‘I’...

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HtUA in AW (or How to Use Acronyms in Academic Writing)

Acronyms are common in academic writing, as they ensure concision and readability. The United Nations...

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Alternatives to the Word ‘But’ for Academic Writing

Anne might not be the most celebrated Brontë, but she was on to something in...

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