Keeping control of the structure of a piece is difficult and there are a couple of traps i. Assuming more than you need to know, and make a sweeping statements such as"people have always done. "or in every society there is a need for l1. Watch for words like every, al ways, all, never iii. You need to say as much as you know, without overstepping the bounds of what you are merely assuming. Theres a danger in being overly strong in your statements and a danger in being too weak by not saying enough 9. WORDS OF WISDOM a. Strive for simplicity and use what you know. It will make your paper turn b. It should be said that most of these rules should be applied during the revision process. If you try and remember all of these rules while you write, you can paralyze the writing process. Dont be over-critical on your first draft. After you re done, then go back and apply the rules c. The basic goal is to make people NOT notice the writing. The reader should think about the ideas. The writing should be a transparent medium for the ide Next lecture we'll talk about ethnographye. Keeping control of the structure of a piece is difficult and there are a couple of traps: i. Assuming more than you need to know, and make a sweeping statements such as “people have always done…” or “in every society there is a need for…” ii. Watch for words like every, always, all, never… iii. You need to say as much as you know, without overstepping the bounds of what you are merely assuming. There’s a danger in being overly strong in your statements and a danger in being too weak by not saying enough. 9. WORDS OF WISDOM a. Strive for simplicity and use what you know. It will make your paper turn out better. b. It should be said that most of these rules should be applied during the revision process. If you try and remember all of these rules while you write, you can paralyze the writing process. Don’t be over-critical on your first draft. After you’re done, then go back and apply the rules. c. The basic goal is to make people NOT notice the writing. The reader should think about the ideas. The writing should be a transparent medium for the ideas. Next lecture we’ll talk about ethnography