Critical writing
Scholarly writing
Scholarly writing uses evidence to develop reasoned arguments.
Use evidence to:
- substantiate you claims
- test and develop ideas
- refute contradictions to your claims
- present an academic debate.
Choose evidence appropriate to discipline, e.g., quotations in literature; experimental data in science. Cite all sources.
Critically read your own writing.
To do
- Using evidence (Academic Skills Office, UNE)
- Supporting evidence (Academic Skills Office, UNE)
- Synthesising evidence (Academic Skills Office, UNE)
More info
- Using evidence to develop an argument (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The Writing Center)
- Literature review (Postgraduate) (RMIT, Learning Lab)
- Referencing and paraphrasing (Study Support, USQ Library)