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Area of Science:

  • Writing Studies
  • Rhetoric
  • Academic Communication

Background:

  • Academic writing often features hedging, which can obscure meaning.
  • Scholarly credibility is paramount in research communication.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define and explore the concept of rhetorical candour.
  • To provide strategies for achieving directness in academic writing.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of rhetorical strategies, focusing on modality and sentence structure.
  • Examination of how linguistic choices impact clarity and credibility.

Main Results:

  • Rhetorical candour involves precise language and intentional sentence construction.
  • Writers can balance nuance with plainspokenness.

Conclusions:

  • Adopting rhetorical candour enhances scholarly communication.
  • Direct academic writing can be both credible and effective.