tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post1695491899845996147..comments2023-10-30T12:26:15.822+01:00Comments on Research as a Second Language: ยง3Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858865501469168339noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post-22963691146524596892015-06-04T10:43:57.127+02:002015-06-04T10:43:57.127+02:00The sentence you mention is supposed to introduce ...The sentence you mention is supposed to introduce the "methods" section of the paper, which in turn, is supposed to establish <i>trust</i> in the reader's mind about the basis of my argument. In an important sense, methodology is all about the ethos of the researcher. In this case, it's also a way of being honest about the limitations of my "study", which also a properly methodological issue. When we get to this section, after the theory section, you'll see that it will describe my work as a professional coach, in order to make my experience with writing a reason (logos, if you will, in that sense) to accept my conclusions.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858865501469168339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post-67141343482934319392015-06-04T09:42:31.698+02:002015-06-04T09:42:31.698+02:00Suggestion - Revise the following sentence: "...Suggestion - Revise the following sentence: "I base my argument on a decade of experience working as a writing coach for researchers, primarily in the social sciences, where I have developed an approach that helps scholars establish reliable writing moments in the familiar hustle and bustle of a modern research career."... In rhetorical terms, that setence is driven by "ethos" rather than "logos", and in Popperian terms, it belongs to the "context of discovery" rather than to the "context of justification". <br /><br />I.e. it is not really a justification, which is curious given the claim of this paragraph. It does mention an "argument", but the phrase "my argument" is anaforic referent without an antecendent - which argument? The anaforic problem, however, could be solved by moving it to end of paragraph. If moved to the end, it still wouldn't be a justication, but it would qualify the argument: It would to tell the reader: I know I've just told you that this paper is about "philosophical, rhetorical, and historical epistemologies", but I am going to approach this abstract theme from a "hands on"-perspective. Presskornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03480116067878605339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post-76774455268554779442015-05-31T13:24:50.758+02:002015-05-31T13:24:50.758+02:00Thanks, Haitham. It was the unexpected outcome of ...Thanks, Haitham. It was the unexpected outcome of a struggle with that sentence. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858865501469168339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post-69736688039945380192015-05-29T17:04:04.035+02:002015-05-29T17:04:04.035+02:00"ability to represent known facts in writing ..."ability to represent known facts in writing is the very essence of scholarship" I liked this line a lotsheeshanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081397898878331357noreply@blogger.com