Thursday, April 15, 2010

Comments on GengXin's Review (Done by Fan Lei)

Thanks GengXin for the review. I think he did he did point out my problem of this essays. It is "quite academic", as what he said, and it is difficult for ordinary readers understand it. In my first draft, I focused too much on the uncertainties of the climate models themselves instead of talking about why and how much the government could rely on them to make policies. I kept on providing information but forget to derive my own idea, thus making readers tired of the tedious professional issues.

And another problem is about the language. Some sentences in this essay is confusing and inaccurate, as I tried to make them long. It is undoubtedly a shortcoming for academic writing. Because if the sentence is too long and with so many definitions in it, it will certainly confuse people.

So to sum up, the improvements I should make for this essay is that, "to think actively and write clearly". I think only an inspiring and clear article can attract readers, but at this time, I lack both of these in this draft. However, I will try to make more discussion on my own opinion of the pros and cons of relying on the present climate models, thus making it worth reading.

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