tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post540849780357959057..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: Introductions & ThesesJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-76892188423025657462010-12-16T15:09:41.611-06:002010-12-16T15:09:41.611-06:00Nice definition of a thesis. (Sorry, no productive...Nice definition of a thesis. (Sorry, no productive disagreement here.)Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-21625402564245044172010-12-13T09:50:40.544-06:002010-12-13T09:50:40.544-06:00I always say write the introduction, write the pap...I always say write the introduction, write the paper, and then go back and rewrite the introduction from scratch, since the intro you write to help guide YOU through the paper is different from the one you need to help the READER get oriented.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-12033557280082945232010-12-13T06:36:02.824-06:002010-12-13T06:36:02.824-06:00When I was in computer science grad school, there ...When I was in computer science grad school, there was a curious, small, but not ineffective body of composition & rhetoric lore passed on in the community. (There were some Orwell/Strunk-type shibboleths too, that wouldn't have survived engagement with Language Log.) One adviser told me never to write the introduction until the rest of the paper was filled out completely. (I expect Vance Maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477306994564623348noreply@blogger.com