Being heard
Student of Plato, teacher of kings,
My work on persuasion still elegantly sings.
Author of “Rhetoric,” famed ever since—
Who am I, philosopher, teacher, and prince?
Who is Aristotle?
Three years or four, depending the land,
I’m the diploma you earn before careers stand.
First in the ladder of academic spree—
What undergraduate title might this be?
What is a bachelor's degree?
I gather in stations, in streets, or online,
A cluster of strangers with patterns to find.
In science I’m studied for movement or sway—
What group am I that shifts every day?
What is a crowd?
I’m short but essential, the text at the start,
A summary crafted with scholarly art.
Before your whole paper is fully unpacked—
What is this snapshot called, concise and exact?
What is an abstract?
A raised brow, a posture, a hesitant sway—
I tell what you mean though no words find their way.
In facial expressions, my signals are spun—
What form of communication needs voices none?
What is non-verbal communication?
When the undergrad chapter has come to a close,
I lead you to studies where scholarship grows.
Name this next level where experts are made—
A title held proudly by those who upgrade.
What is a postgraduate course?
I lure you with shock or a too-perfect claim,
A headline designed to ignite your brain’s flame.
You click—and discover less gold than you sought.
What digital trap has your curiosity caught?
What is clickbait?
The journey is over, the message is clear,
I tell what was learned and what future draws near.
What is this segment that scholars compose—
To close all discussion before the paper’s close?
What is a conclusion?
I soften your claims with “perhaps” and “might,”
I dim bold statements to keep them polite.
A cautious refrain in scholarship’s hall—
What strategy helps you not overstate all?
What is hedging?
Though practice can help, I’m partly inborn,
A compass toward skills your future will adorn.
Name this capacity, subtle yet true—
That hints at the work you were destined to do.
What is aptitude?
No bakery needed, though slices appear,
Each section a value made perfectly clear.
Round, segmented, simple yet smart—
What visual tool is this circular chart?
What is a pie chart?
I live in a journal, reviewed with great care,
A record of research that scholars compare.
Published for readers who seek to explore—
What am I, this paper of knowledge and more?
What is an article?
Without me, confusion may quickly arise;
With me, your structure is easy to prize.
Transitions and markers that no one can miss—
Name this device that keeps speeches in bliss.
What is signposting?
Though not a king, I still rule an academic domain,
Balancing research, finance, and brain.
Name this official who stands at the head—
Of the faculty’s table where visions are spread.
A rumor begins, then someone repeats,
Another source cites it, the cycle completes.
Falsehood seems true as it spins round the bend—
What process reports what no one can defend?
What is circular reporting?
I hide the performer, keep focus on deeds,
Used often in science for object’s needs.
When actions, not actors, are given the poise—
What style am I, this impersonal voice?
What is passive voice?
I grow when your knowledge and ethics align,
I fade when your actions fall out of the line.
Respect is my kingdom, persuasion my throne—
What am I, when your trustworthiness is shown?
What is credibility?
I begin as an idea, a structured insight,
A lens through which scholars explain day or night.
Tested by logic, refined till it’s clear—
What concept guides science far and near?
What is a theory?
From altered data to stories untrue,
I thrive where confusion is easy to brew.
Name this act—intentional, sly—
That bends honest facts as it slithers by.
What is deception?
I shape how you reference voices before,
I show if they doubt, support, or explore.
Essential in writing where sources must serve—
What tools are these words called? Each one is a _____?
What is a reporting verb?