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A lot of my thinking has very much become similar to an SAT question. "If X is to Y as Y is to Z..." or however those went. There's a book called Bad Arguments worth checking out. People use these all the time, especially in political debates, and it's nice to know them and be able to call them out. Plus, fun illustrations!
A mental model that I use when writing/explaining DS work is the inverted pyramid: you start with a general statement about the world, and move to ever more narrow/precise statements.
Eg, if you were writing about recommender systems, you might start with: "Figuring out what people want to watch is hard. Often, they don't know themselves." You'd end with "That's why I'm proposing [whiz-bang method that improves [metric] x%]." You'll have three parts of what you're saying: the "common ground," the "destabilizing condition" and the "gist of a solution." Basically, you're explaining why [thing] should change, and you want to keep it simple.
Non-technical users don't care about your modeling approach/hyperparameter selection/etc, to them, one magic black box is the same as another. In fact, that's probably the best way to communicate -- replace every mention of your model or algo with "magic black box" and make the rest of your case. If you can't do that, your argument is too technical, and you'll lose the audience; you need to make sure the case your making is relatable to them.
You should put yourself in their shoes, and ask "why do they care about this?" for every point you make. If you can't give a succinct answer to that, rework your argument.
A really good book for getting better at writing/structuring argumentation is The Craft of Research (3rd ed) (https://www.amazon.com/Research-Chicago-Writing-Editing-Publishing/dp/0226065669). They bought it for us in grad school, and I still have my copy, it was invaluable during my dissertation.
And as with most things, you'll get better if you practice :)
I normally change carriage lol. what can you do? Don't engage these people, not much good can come of it but a lot of bad can (eg you get assaulted and catch a blood born disease).
Edit: there's a good book written by a cop who developed strategies for calming people down.. https://www.amazon.com/Verbal-Judo-Gentle-Persuasion-Updated/dp/0062107704
This book looks good:
An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments: The Lost Art of Making Sense.
Dude sounds like the rest here are right. Vacant and sick days are for mental health days too. We have to be focused and our job is demanding. I'm sure u know what it means to run your balls off. I view all those people you listed above as just sick people and like other skills of our craft I enjoy Jedi-ing people to much. Some cops are good at this but we can be better. If you get Time and want to know your a real BA with getting physical with a pt check this book out Itry to read it one a year. http://www.amazon.com/Verbal-Judo-Persuasion-Updated-Edition/dp/0062107704 I'll be happy to listen and chat with u just PM me.
For anyone not familiar, Verbal Judo (written by Thompson, updated by one of the authors of the "Left Behind" series, oddly enough) should be a must-read for anyone who interacts with the public.
I really like The Craft of Research, 3rd Edition. It walks you through all the various elements of writing research. Reports for stakeholders are a little different, but a lot of the ideas transfer!
I read this book years ago. I was like 16 and I found it boring and pretentious because I found everything boring and pretentious at 16, but there’s a chapter on sex scenes that I found inspiring. The TLDR is that they don’t actually have to include sex to be sensual and intimate. If you can find a pdf, it might be worth checking out.
Of course, the Greeks got wisdom from other sources, but don't imagine it was only Egypt. They also recorded the influences they received from India, which was considerable. The scholarly tome "The Shape of Ancient Thought" chronicles forgotten (intentionally ignored) scholarship on the subject.
The Shape of Ancient Thought: Comparative Studies in Greek and Indian Philosophies
The Craft of Research (3rd edition). It's all about how to come up with a question, frame an argument, and present what you did.
In my recent career, I've taught 6th grade (11-year-olds) up to 12th grade (18-year-olds).
If you're looking for a really good style guide, the best possible suggestion I think any person could make is The Elements of Style. It's old, but it's the absolute standard for quality writing.
If you want something that delves more into writing as a process, then I heartily recommend On Writing (though be warned, this is a guide to fiction writing; even so, King's love and respect for the use of language is very present).
Both are great books, and quite enjoyable to read.
As for your students' writing assignments, I think you'll find success if you look for examples of single-paragraph prompts and examples. 250 words is about right for a single, well developed paragraph...maybe two slightly shorter paragraphs.
Grammarly is a crutch that's not nearly as good as people think it is. It's not going to help you with clunky syntax.
That said, I think they own the Grammar Girl site now, which is jam packed with writing tips.
The Elements of Style is a crusty old classic that's worth owning.
I'm old. ;)
I was crappy at communicating when I was young, and I did read a lot.
BTW, in regards to reading, I read even more now, always for free, mostly audiobooks. I hope you know about the Libby library app. You don't even need to go to the library! Just sign up on line for a card, then search their collection and borrow a book for free, never any late fees because it automatically returns on the due date. If your library doesn't have Libby, they will have a competitor app. Libraries are the shit!
Anyway, I have learned a lot of these conversational techniques on my own over the years, and my advice is that you need to practice them, one at a time, with a supportive buddy. It creates a kind of muscle memory that means you don't have to pause to think...it's like when you hear the first few notes of a tune you know, you know what's coming next, and you can use your alternate song that you practiced instead of the one the other person wants to sing.
There are a lot of books that help. Try Verbal Judo, The Gentle Art of Persuasion, by George Thompson, at almost every library, to start.
Also, think about how polished politicians communicate. They rarely get thrown, because they have prepared for what questions will come, and they have planned deflection talking points.
Good luck!
The problem isn't too few street patrols. The problem is street patrols not getting involved when needed, racial profiling, and an inability to deescalate without using force. There was a time when This book used to be given for reading at police training academies. I wonder if that still is the case.
I've worked through both Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace (Williams & Bizup) as well as The Art of Styling Sentences (Longknife & Sullivan) and both have been great for me, especially the latter.
It always hurt. Yet your supervisor made it even more painful. But I know cases when supervisors that mean that they say to students that they need to quit their studies because they are unfit for acadmia. So this is not a worst case scenario. I suggest you go meet your supervisor at office hours and ask them to explain to you why your proposal is not good.
Have you read this book by the way https://www.amazon.com/Research-Chicago-Writing-Editing-Publishing/dp/0226065669 It may help to gain more cofidence for supervisor talk.
You'll be fine, just move forward !
I think u/poppy_blu meant for that to be a reply in the thread below where she's grinding her gears through the handbook finding any excuse to avoid answering why Sheryl Sandberg's advice DOESN'T read:
“When looking for a life partner, my advice to women is to find someone who wants an equal partner. Someone who thinks women should be smart, opinionated and ambitious. Someone who values fairness and expects or, even better, wants to do his share in the home. These men exist and, trust me, over time, nothing is sexier.”
Work on your English grammar first. Hollywood script readers tend to be well-educated and well-read (if not well-born as well). Millions, if not billions, of dollars are at stake.
If you don't even know how to spell "the," why should anyone take your seriously?
You'll just be the school clown all over again.
To polish your English grammar, read this book: https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Style-William-Strunk-Jr/dp/1989862004/ref=sr\_1\_1?keywords=elements+of+style&qid=1638632170&sr=8-1
Maybe you just need to get better at writing sentences.
Absolutely yes. Don't listen to that close-minded prejudice about the ancient world being a small place where peeps didn't travel: the silk road is old as shit, and the beginnings of it dates back at least to the first Persian kingdom. Alexander took 10ks of Greeks with him, left behind colonies, influenced Buddhist art in Bactria for the next 400 years, introduced dialectic as evidenced in Nagarjuna and his school, on and on.
Read this: https://www.amazon.com/Shape-Ancient-Thought-Comparative-Philosophies/dp/1581152035
If you feel logic/rationality is subjective and defined by the individual, you are probably not an INTJ. It should be noted that logic is the complete opposite of intuition.
This little book is a great place to start if you want to learn about logical reasoning: https://smile.amazon.com/Illustrated-Book-Bad-Arguments/dp/1615192255/
I don't think that's bad at all. That most likely just means you put your priorities or brain power to other things. In fact, you probably have a the best outlook on visual entertainment: as something to enjoy in your free time.
I don't want to write anything incendiary or shallow here, but making any piece of media a core part of your personality is a pretty miserable way to live. The thing you worship, if allowed to continue and grow, will eventually turn into something you don't love, and then it will feel like a personal attack against you. I've seen people end friendship due to bad takes on video game franchises, and these are people that have jobs and pay taxes. Like it's ok if you have a hot take on the deep lore of Harry Potter it's still a fantasy book for children no matter what JK Rowling or people on Twitter want it to be.
But I get what you're saying; you want to be able to enjoy things on a deeper, more analytical level. I work in education, and there's a book I use in my classes: How to Read Literature Like a Professor. The language is very approachable and the concepts discussed inside apply to any narrative structure, be it TV, movies, or video games. For instance, it discusses the importance of communion, not just in the religious context, but when characters just eat together. It often shows some kind of trust or care between them, and if they get into a fight while eating, it's often a sign of the relationship fracturing. Give it a shot!
Yes, injuries don't count when we're talking about the squad at the start of a season. Like how we are currently discussing the start of this season. Hignsights 20/20. Nobody would have said they have a better squad at the start of the race, and just because they got a million injuries doesn't mean they have a worse team., it means they have a bunch of injuries.
I'm thinking you should go order a copy of this book because you have no idea how to construct an argument. https://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Book-Bad-Arguments/dp/1615192255
It's great for small children too.
Elements of Style can be a nice way to get started with GMAT sentence correction.
It's not exhaustive but has a bunch of helpful things and is a good read. You can skip the writing points that are the second part of the book.
The other thing I'd do as a daily habit: read challenging articles and start a novel.
Happy studies,
A.
>“The tattered wings of a fostered child.” Said in hissing tongues by one of the last colonies of a hiveminded race of space snakes that tied together like a blob of knots as they floated onto and atop the altar to drop the thing which they had announced.
I would try to keep your sentence structure simple and understandable. Maybe read a book on it (https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Style-William-Strunk-Jr/dp/1989862004/). The above paragraph (which is really just one sentence) contains quite the chain of prepositions, infinitives, and conjunctions (of the... of a... of... that tied... like a... as they... onto and atop... to drop... which they...). It becomes very hard to follow after only a couple of those connecting grammatical devices. Simple is good and powerful; complex and (consequentially) convoluted is weak and put-offish.
Check out the book Verbal Judo I've found the information in it useful with negotiating conversation with hostile or altered patients. The book is written from a law enforcement perspective, but the principles are easily applied to health care.