essayassistPassive voice makes essays sound weak. ❌ "The experiment was conducted by researchers." ✅ "Researchers conducted the experiment." ❌ "It can be seen that..." ✅ "This shows that..." Active verbs = clearer writing. #WritingTips #AcademicWriting #EssayWriting
Rule of thumb for paragraphs: One idea per paragraph. If you're writing about two different things — split it. If you can't find the one idea — rewrite from scratch. Clarity starts at the paragraph level. #WritingTips #EssayWriting #AcademicWriting
Dr. G. PowerCitation Relevance Auditor v2 now:
- Flags when cited papers contradict the claim (not just relevant/irrelevant)
- Sharper peer-review criteria (working paper vs journal, audience fit)
- Copyright-safe — evidence database is gitignored by default
- Cleaner YAML schema for claim extraction
6-agent pipeline: outline → literature → draft → verify → review.
MIT license.
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GitHub - gpowerf/citation-relevance-auditor: “You cited it, but does it fit?” — A prompt that systematically checks if in-text citations match their references in meaning and strength. Drop in a paper, specify the reference numbers, and get a clear, per-reference relevance verdict (Highly relevant, Somewhat relevant, or Not relevant) with reasoning.
“You cited it, but does it fit?” — A prompt that systematically checks if in-text citations match their references in meaning and strength. Drop in a paper, specify the reference numbers, and get a...
Words that add length but not meaning: ❌ "very unique" → just "unique" ❌ "in order to" → just "to" ❌ "due to the fact that" → just "because" ❌ "at this point in time" → just "now" Shorter sentences. Stronger essays. #WritingTips #EssayWriting #AcademicWriting
Tired of using "also" and "but"? Try these instead: Adding: furthermore / moreover / in addition Contrasting: however / nevertheless / on the other hand Concluding: therefore / consequently / as a result One swap makes the whole essay flow better. #WritingTips #EssayWriting #AcademicWriting
One of the most common essay mistakes: Starting every paragraph with "I think..." or "I believe..." Try this instead: → "This suggests that..." → "The evidence indicates..." → "One interpretation is..." Sounds more confident. Reads more academic. #EssayWriting #WritingTips #AcademicWriting
Dr Julia Molinari PhD SFHEAI enjoyed reading this - I rarely enjoy reading academic articles, but this one speaks to arguments about #agonism in #HigherEducation
I make similar points about #AcademicWriting in ch 2 'Academic writing as political': https://uclpress.co.uk/book/critical-perspectives-on-academic-writing/ #OpenAccess
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11186-025-09644-0
Critical Perspectives on Academic Writing
Critical Perspectives on Academic Writing offers a timely, theoretically grounded examination of the often marginalised yet foundational role of academic writing in UK higher education. Based on the UCL Institute of Education’s Academic Writing Seminar Series, the volume brings together leading researchers and practitioners to interrogate the contested politics, practices, and pedagogies of academic writing […]
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