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    This document provides a list of verbs to use when describing other scholars' work in a thesis or dissertation. It categorizes verbs based on whether they indicate a positive, neutral, or negative view of the quality of the work. For example, "argues" is suggested to describe work you feel is awesome, while "asserts" is on the list of verbs for work you feel is poor. Students are encouraged to choose verbs that fit their intended meaning and to modify the lists as needed.

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    This document provides a list of verbs to use when describing other scholars' work in a thesis or dissertation. It categorizes verbs based on whether they indicate a positive, neutral, or negative view of the quality of the work. For example, "argues" is suggested to describe work you feel is awesome, while "asserts" is on the list of verbs for work you feel is poor. Students are encouraged to choose verbs that fit their intended meaning and to modify the lists as needed.

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    The Thesis Whisperer Verb Cheat Sheet

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    Frida VI
    This document provides a list of verbs to use when describing other scholars' work in a thesis or dissertation. It categorizes verbs based on whether they indicate a positive, neutral, or negative view of the quality of the work. For example, "argues" is suggested to describe work you feel is awesome, while "asserts" is on the list of verbs for work you feel is poor. Students are encouraged to choose verbs that fit their intended meaning and to modify the lists as needed.

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    Thesis Whisperer verb cheat sheet


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    Verbs are judgmental. The verb you use to describe someone elses work indicates your
    feeling about the quality of the work. For instance, Mewburn (2010) argues is kinder
    than Mewburn (2010) asserts (a scholar who asserts is not really a scholar at all).

    Choose your feeling, and then pick a verb from the list that fits your sentence. Or just
    scan the list for best fit. This is the list I made to put on my own wall you may disagree
    with my categories. Feel free to change it to suit your style.



    This work is awesome!

    argues
    demonstrates
    critiques
    evaluates
    examines
    proposes
    discusses

    I feel neutral

    shows
    composes
    states
    uses
    separates
    selects
    interprets
    prepares
    uses
    debates

    This work is poor

    asserts
    invents
    states
    recalls
    generalises

    concludes
    differentiates
    deduces
    proves
    distinguishes
    assesses
    illustrates

    explains
    identifies
    discriminates
    assesses
    predicts
    integrates
    outlines

    applies
    proposes
    organises
    produces
    develops
    performs
    paraphrases
    restates
    classifies
    relates

    outlines
    uses
    differentiates
    examines
    appraises
    illustrates
    reports
    reviews
    contrasts
    produces

    chooses
    uses
    makes
    recites
    changes

    justifies
    constructs
    selects
    tells
    characterises


    Note: This handout is released under the creative commons share a-like attribution license. You
    may circulate and change it, but be cool acknowledge Dr Inger Mewburn as the original author.

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