Academic writing

To make a point stand out as especially important.

To look closely at a question, case or body of evidence.

To make an idea clearer by showing an example.

To give the main points in a clear, brief form.

To openly recognise a point or limitation.

To study something carefully to understand how its parts work together.

To judge something using evidence or criteria.

An important condition or warning attached to a claim.

To explain something more clearly.

Organised so that the ideas fit together clearly.

To look at things together to see how they are alike or different.

Clear and brief without leaving out what matters.

To show how things differ.

To judge something carefully rather than merely criticise it.

To provide strong evidence that something is true or works.

To make a reasoned judgement using evidence.

To look at something carefully.

To find or point out something specific.

To make an idea clearer with an example.

To suggest a meaning indirectly.

To suggest that something is likely or present.

To decide what evidence or language means.

To explain why something is supported or appropriate.

To give the main points.

Able to make an argument convincing.

To suggest an idea or plan.

To prove or strengthen a claim with evidence.

To bring several ideas together into one explanation.