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How to construct a scientific text?It is extremely important that a scientific text has a good structure. Topics must follow each other logically. Because a scientific text is often long, it always consists of different sections, which are divided further into paragraphs.A section covers one sub-topic. An example is a discussion section in which the information presented is related to the research question and criticism is provided. Different aspects of a sub-topic are shown in separate paragraphs. A paragraph contains a coherent, rounded message. A good paragraph covers a number of sentences about one aspect of a subtopic.There are two ways in which a paragraph can be built:The first sentence contains the message, the rest of the paragraph contains the arguments or an explanationFirst the arguments are given, then the message.When a scientific text has a good, clear structure, you can often read the first sentences of all paragraphs as a summary of the full text.What is the writing style of a scientific text?In a scientific text it is not common to use style figures or plot twists to fascinate the reader. The writing style used in scientific tests is impersonal, businesslike, explicit, concise, revolves around the information that is presented and is referred to as academic style.A literature review is intended to inform the reader about what literature can be read in regards to a certain topic as well as the researcher's own opinion on the topic. The content of the articles must be displayed correctly. It must be clearly stated how it concerns your opinion and where you represent the opinion of an author. A research report informs the reader about the research question, the research, the results found and the conclusions drawn based on the research. Both the literature review and the research report must provide enough information to the reader to evaluate the conclusions of the piece. You, therefore, leave nothing to the...
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