Chapter5:WritingtheDiscussionSection报告人:孙岩2018.6.8PurposesTheDiscussionsectioncanstandaloneorcanbepartofacombinedResultsandDiscussion(R&D)section.Ineithercase,itservesthesamemajorpurpose:tointerprettheresultsofthestudy.OrganizeaDiscussionsectionfollowingthemajormoves:•Interpretyourresults(butavoidoverinterpretation)•Describethegreaterimportanceofyourfindings•FollowappropriatewritingconventionsInthediscussionsection:interprettheirdataaddresswhyandhowquestions(e.g.,Whywasthereactionfaster?Howdidthemechanismproceed?)extendtheirfindingstoalargercontext(e.g.,Whatvaluewillthesefindingshavetothescientificcommunity?)完整的讨论部分应该是首先展示实验数据说明的问题以及得到的结论,对观察到的现象的原因进行解释说明或者提出假设,最后进一步深化我们的基础发现,提出启示或者应用。Note:Becarefulnottooverinterpretyourdata,misinterpretyourresults,overstateyourassumptions,orstraytoofarfromscientificevidence.Suchwordsasfact,truth,andprovearerarelyusedinaDiscussionsection.Hedgingwords,suchastheoryandevidence,aremuchmorecommon,asaresuchverbsasappear,indicate,seem,andsuggest.Byhedging,writersacknowledgethattheirknowledgeislimitedandwillbesubjectedtoscientificscrutinyovertime.AnalyzingOrganizationNote:Theorderinwhichyoupresentfindings(inResults)andinterpretfindings(inDiscussion)shouldbeparallel.NoteTwoadditionalsubmoves,associatedwithmove2,thatarelesscommontodaythaninthepast:(1)indicatelimitationsofthework(2)suggestideasforfutureworkThus,asyouprepareyourpaper,checktoseeifthesesubmovesareexpectedinDiscussionsectionsinyourtargetedjournal.Move1DiscussspecificresultsMove2ConcludethepaperRemindreadersoftheresultsSuggestoverallimplicationsSummarizetheworkInterpretresults1.HedgingwordsWordsshouldbeusedtoclarify,notconvince.Chemistssoftentheirinterpretationsandclaimsto“truth”byusinghedgingwords.Notes:InterpretationsandmechanismsinDiscussionsectionareoftenpresenttenseactivevoice.2.TenseandvoiceTheworkwasdoneinthepast,butknowledgeexistsinthepresent.Examples•ThreeCr3+compoundswereexamined.(workdoneinthepast)•HydroxylradicalisaknownmediatorofDNAdamage.(knowledgethatexistsinthepresent)3.Useof”We”Thewordwe(usedtorefertotheauthorsofthework)iscommonlyusedtoachievethefollowingpurposesintheDiscussionsection:ToindicateadecisionorcourseofactionTocomparefindingswithpreviousworksToofferaninterpretationToreportorsummarizefindingsThanksforyourattention!