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have, in proper order, its Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and
Discussion. An effective way to proceed in writing a scientific paper is to
answer these four questions, in order: 1) What was the problem? Your answer is
the Introduction. How did you study the problem? Your answer is the Materials
and Methods. What did you find? Your answer is the Results. What do these
findings mean? Your answer is the Discussion.» [R.A.Day. How to write and
publish a scientific paper. Philadelphia, 1979].

2 Reasoning, arguing, inferring, describing
SPEECH PATTERNS & RHETORICAL DEVICES
(Evaluation, emphasis, intensification, parenthesis, deixis, inversion, impersonal
constructions, descriptions, negation, modalities, operators, connectors, links, etc.)

2.1 Emphasis; Operators

2.1.1 Intensification
•  P is ... considerably more difficult to assess.
 These measurements ... are considerably in error.
 This approach …
…is essentially correct/ computational/ the same/ goal-directed.
... proceeds through essentially three phases.
... remains essentially unchanged.
 F ... was essentially right in distinguishing P from Q.
 Discussions of Q ... turn out to be essentially about P.
 This technique ... can add greatly to the store of knowledge in this area.
 These models ... differ greatly in P.
 Contributions of F ... are greatly appreciated.
 This view ... markedly advances our understanding of P.
 P ... is significantly easier (greater) than Q/ significantly affects Q.
... is used solely to signal Q.
 This idea ... was vigorously debated/ defended/ denied by F.
... flourished vigorously for several years.
•  This scheme ... is broadly consistent with physiological evidence.
 P ... is a broadly influential/ highly sophisticated (controversial) approach
... is far less arbitrary (far more difficult to grasp) than Q.
... is a far subtler phenomenon.
... is far from being novel (a solution)/ extends far beyond our interests
... is not practicable so far.
 I ... fully agree with F/ am fully aware of the difficulties.
 P should be … fully understood (discussed)/ elucidated more fully.
 It seems ...h ighly probable/ desirable that P (because of Q).
 This technique ... is highly complex (controversial/ original).
... is highly developed in Europe.
 F made ... highly detailed observations of social encounters.
 This problem ... is still left largely unaddressed (unexplored)/ is largely a
question of P.