课程12 Discussion

1. The Discussion section

Gives you the most freedom

Gives you the most chance to put good writing on display

Is the most challenging to write

2. 从窄到宽

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内容

3. Tips

(1) Showcase good writing!

Use the active voice
Tell it like a story

(2) Start and end with the main finding

"We found that..."

(3) Don't travel too far from your data

Focus on what your data do prove, not what you had hoped your data would prove (客观解读数据)

(4) Focus on the limitations that matter, not generic limitations

找到读者关心的漏洞和局限性，给出合理解释，不要泛泛而谈;
能给编辑和reviewer信心

(5) Make sure your take-home message is clear and consistent

(6) 时态

verb tense