How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing by Silvia Paul J

Author:Silvia, Paul J. [Silvia, Paul J.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Psychology
ISBN: 9781591477433
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Published: 2009-03-26T16:00:00+00:00

Some of psychology’s common phrases are aggressively, proudly passive. In any journal, you’ll find psychologists “ivving it up”: Their results are indicat ive of significance, the theory is reflect ive of its historical context, the data are support ive of the hypothesis. This is passive writing at its most flamboyant and unapologetic: The writer chose an awkward, passive form instead of a common, active form. Why not say the results indicate, the theory reflects, the data support? Delete all to be _____ive of phrases by rewriting the verb:

to be indicative of = to indicate

to be reflective of = to reflect

to be supportive of = to support

to be implicative of = to imply

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