Beware ‘persuasive communication devices’ when writing and reading scientific articles
Authors rely on a range of devices and techniques to attract and maintain the interest of readers, and to convince them of the merits of the author’s point of view. However, when writing a scientific article, authors must use these ‘persuasive communication devices’ carefully. In particular, they mu...
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| author | Olivier Corneille Jo Havemann Emma L Henderson Hans IJzerman Ian Hussey Jean-Jacques Orban de Xivry Lee Jussim Nicholas P Holmes Artur Pilacinski Brice Beffara Harriet Carroll Nicholas Otieno Outa Peter Lush Leon D Lotter |
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| description | Authors rely on a range of devices and techniques to attract and maintain the interest of readers, and to convince them of the merits of the author’s point of view. However, when writing a scientific article, authors must use these ‘persuasive communication devices’ carefully. In particular, they must be explicit about the limitations of their work, avoid obfuscation, and resist the temptation to oversell their results. Here we discuss a list of persuasive communication devices and we encourage authors, as well as reviewers and editors, to think carefully about their use. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d1d34e9f0ae4401a90b545b716cc35022023-05-30T08:36:56ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2023-05-011210.7554/eLife.88654Beware ‘persuasive communication devices’ when writing and reading scientific articlesOlivier Corneille0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4005-4372Jo Havemann1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6157-1494Emma L Henderson2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5396-2321Hans IJzerman3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0990-2276Ian Hussey4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8906-7559Jean-Jacques Orban de Xivry5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4603-7939Lee Jussim6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7218-3593Nicholas P Holmes7https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9268-4179Artur Pilacinski8https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3816-4372Brice Beffara9https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0586-6650Harriet Carroll10https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4998-4675Nicholas Otieno Outa11https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4085-0398Peter Lush12https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0402-1699Leon D Lotter13https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2337-6073UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, BelgiumAccess 2 Perspectives, Berlin, GermanyUniversity of Surrey, Guildford, United KingdomUniversité Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France; Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, FranceRuhr University Bochum, Bochum, GermanyKU Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumRutgers University, New Brunswick, United StatesUniversity of Birmingham, Birmingham, United KingdomRuhr University Bochum, Bochum, GermanyUniversité d’Angers, Angers, France; Université de Nantes, Nantes, FranceLund University, Lund, Sweden; University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom; NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, United KingdomMaseno University, Kisumu, KenyaUniversity of Sussex, Brighton, United KingdomResearch Center Jülich, Juelich, GermanyAuthors rely on a range of devices and techniques to attract and maintain the interest of readers, and to convince them of the merits of the author’s point of view. However, when writing a scientific article, authors must use these ‘persuasive communication devices’ carefully. In particular, they must be explicit about the limitations of their work, avoid obfuscation, and resist the temptation to oversell their results. Here we discuss a list of persuasive communication devices and we encourage authors, as well as reviewers and editors, to think carefully about their use.https://elifesciences.org/articles/88654scientific writingscientific publishingcitationreportinglanguagepoint of view |
| spellingShingle | Olivier Corneille Jo Havemann Emma L Henderson Hans IJzerman Ian Hussey Jean-Jacques Orban de Xivry Lee Jussim Nicholas P Holmes Artur Pilacinski Brice Beffara Harriet Carroll Nicholas Otieno Outa Peter Lush Leon D Lotter Beware ‘persuasive communication devices’ when writing and reading scientific articles eLife scientific writing scientific publishing citation reporting language point of view |
| title | Beware ‘persuasive communication devices’ when writing and reading scientific articles |
| title_full | Beware ‘persuasive communication devices’ when writing and reading scientific articles |
| title_fullStr | Beware ‘persuasive communication devices’ when writing and reading scientific articles |
| title_full_unstemmed | Beware ‘persuasive communication devices’ when writing and reading scientific articles |
| title_short | Beware ‘persuasive communication devices’ when writing and reading scientific articles |
| title_sort | beware persuasive communication devices when writing and reading scientific articles |
| topic | scientific writing scientific publishing citation reporting language point of view |
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