Chatper 17
Over All
Over All
What is the title of the chapter?
"Writing in the Sciences" / "The Data Suggest"
Read a template to indicate the purpose wheter describing your own work or that of others?
1. Smith and colleagues evaluated ___ to determine wether _____.
2. Because ___ does not account for ____, we instead used ____.
Read a template to show Disagree-and Explain Why to a passage or research.
1. The work of Y and Z appears to show that _____, but their experimental design does not control for ____.
Name 10 countries that are from the same continent (50 Points)
Just Name 10
What is the "They Say" and "I Say" part of the chapter?
"They Say" means the Data that other people resulted. "I Say" means the arguement that you made.
What is Data?
Data are the fundamental currency of scientific arguement.
A word to start a sentence to show "Ok, But".
Although (or a word that fits)
Germany was allies with... (100 Points)
Italy, Japan
Why is "Writing like a scientist" important?
It is because, the scientific writing is fundamentally arguementative.
According the the templates, what are the three words that can be put in the blanks: The Data ___/____/___ blablabla.
Suggest Hint Imply
What are the 5 Basic moves for entering scientific conversations?
Agree, Disagree, Simultaneously agreeing with disagreeing, anticipating objections, and saying why it matters.
The largest empire/country in history is... (150 Points)
British Empire (13.71 million square miles)
Why do we need to understand prevailing theories before diving into the question?
Something meaning close to: You need to appreciate the details, and you have to know the content before you are going to discuss it.
Why is quality data is important?
It's meaningless if you just put a random list of raw data.
You have to confirm that your sources and measurement methods are reliable.
What does Anticipate Objections mean?
Anticipate objections means to predict potential criticisms, doubts, or concerns that someone might raise about a proposal, idea, or argument, and prepare a rebuttal in advance
Name the top 5 countries with the highest gdp. (200 Points)
United States, China, Germany, Japan and India
What is the first word in page 260 (Anthony Made This Question)
Seventeen
Why do we not prefer to use the word "prove" (Anthony)
it is because even very powerful evidence can eventually fall short of proof unless there are back up evidence
What is the main challenge to express your own opinions in a scientific writing.
One challenge is that the statements of other scientists about their methods and results usually must be accepted. So, it is probably hard to argue.
The largest tank battle in History is... (250 Points)
The Battle of Kursk