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05.11
11:59
When revising a paper, part of your job will be to cut it down into the briefest, most concise form possible. Word economy allows you to pack more into every sentence, making the entire document easier to read and simpler to understand.
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05.11
8:31
For inexperienced writers, one of the most common problem threads involve the propensity to revise while they’re drafting. While this style of composition can produce good results, it’s terribly inefficient. In fact, you’re likely doubling the time you need to spend on the job — not a good long term strategy, if you’re going to do a lot of writing in the future.
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04.11
3:58
When trying to check the strength and consistency of your paper’s logic, one way to do it is to outline your argument. Open a new document and make a rundown of all the elements of argument in your piece, writing them in detail point by point.
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04.11
9:54
During first drafts, we tend to err on the side of excess — too many words, too much explanation and just plain a lot of unnecessary things going on. That’s why spending time cleaning up your work during revision is such an important step.
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03.11
2:07
Revising your paper for structure? There are many ways of approaching this step in the writing process. My preferred method, though, is to make use of outlines.