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① Argumentative Paper
Definition :
Argumentative papers illustrate the author’s views or opinions on an issue by
discussions or descriptions, etc. They emphasize reasoning and strict logic; this necessitates the use of concepts, analysis, synthesis, judgment, logic to analyze the problem, to reason and argue in order to clarify the point of view or reach a conclusion.
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Chapter One Part One: Introduction to Academic Writing
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2. Basic Types of Academic Papers
In accordance with a combination of the content, target, methods and
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Chapter One Part One: Introduction to Academic Writing
1. Reasons to Engage in Scientific Research
Personal interest to explore the world Solving practical problems Career development Technological development Academic exchanges Academic evaluation Being forced to

Chapter One : Introduction
Part One: Introduction to Academic Writing Part Two: Procedures of Academic Writing Part Three: Definition Writing
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① Argumentative paper ② Descriptive paper ③ Academic Meeting/Research Reviews ④ Book Reviews
Chapter One Part One: Introduction to Academic Writing
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Chapter 1: Introduction
English Academic
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(1) Why do you engage in scientific research? (2) What are the types, the structure and the characteristics of academic paper? (3) What procedures do we follow in academic writing? (4) What does a definition mean? What does it usually consist of? Please list two or three simple examples.
The first part focuses the major steps of paper writing.
The second part mainly talks about the relevant issues in paper writing. The third part is concerned with the description methods.
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Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Research Proposal Chapter Three: Research Topic Chapter Four: Data Collection and Evaluation Chapter Five: Writing Style Chapter Six: Paper Writing Chapter seven: Abstract
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(1) argumentative paper

(2) refutation paper
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Chapter One Part One: Introduction to Academic Writing
② Descriptive Paper Definition: Descriptive papers are also known as expository papers, which are
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About the content
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This book consists of seven chapters. Each chapter comprises three parts which unfold the content from three different perspectives.