academic writing

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judge someone harshly
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be very critical of someone
poor judgment
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bad or unwise decidion making
pass judgment on
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criticise
against your better judgment
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despite the knowledge that something is a bad idea
a lack of judgement
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an inability to judge a situation wisely
an error of judgment
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bad decision
i honestly think
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thinking about something honestly
giving it some thought
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to spend some time thinking about something carefully
bear in mind
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remember about something and take it into account
it's common knowledge
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everybody knows it
grasp the importance of
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understand how important something is
take the view that
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i believe that
a foregone conclusion
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absolutely certain
a rough idea
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general idea
subscribe to the theory that
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hold the opinion
widespread belief
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generally held view
opinions are divided
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people hold different views
my firm conviction
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i am totally convinced
thinking laterally
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approaching a problem in an imaginative and original way rather than using a traditional approach
fertile imagination
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someone who produces lots of original and interesting ideas
wrestle with a problem
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struggle to find a solution
nagging doubt
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an unpleasant feeling of doubt that will not go away
fuelling speculation
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encouraging people to consider that something may be true
jump to conclusions
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guess the facts about a situation without having enough information
working hypothesis
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a theory which can be used provisionally but may change
support the hypothesis
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not prove the hypothesis
research ethics
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a system of standards which control how research is done
in depth critique
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examination and judgement of doing something, done carefully and in great detail
vigorous
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very strong and forceful
exhaustive
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extremely detailed
the thrust
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the main idea or opinion that is discussed
first-hand
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experienced directly
critical analysis
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a detailed study or examination which assesses quality
advocate something
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argue in favour of it
deduce something
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reach conclusion by thinking carefully about the known facts
infer something
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reach a conclusion indirectly
someone's work complements someone else's
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combines well with each other
someone's work overlaps with someone else's
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partially covers the same material
empirical
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based on what is observed rather than theory
ambiguous
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open to different interpretations
coherent
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logically structured
comprehensive
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covering all that is relevant
authoritative
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thorough and expert

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