Stylistic Differences (89 items)

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  •  Is there an introduction section?
  • Is there a methods section?
  • Are there discrete sections at all?
  • Does author use citations?
  • Does author cite in-text?
  • Does author follow up citations with interpretation?
  • Does author vary throughout paper in citing practices?
  • Does author cite foot notes?
  • Does author type out title of book referenced?
  • Does author accompany text with visual aids?
  • Does author title visual aids?
  • Does author provide name on first page of text?
  • Does author use specific fonts for subject headings?
  • Is author's institution provided on first page of text?
  • Does author use special font for title?
  • Is the document centered?
  • Is the document 'adjusted'?
  • Is the document designed/presented to be read (dist: heard)?
  • Does author switch tenses?
  • Does author speak predominately in present tense?
  • Does author switch to past tense when speaking about fieldwork and/or written texts?
  • 1st person narrative voice?
  • 2nd person narrative voice?
  • Jargon-y?
  • Are cited theorists introduced by full name?
  • Are cited theorists introduced by last name?
  • Are cited theorists introduced along with brief bio?
  • Are informants/respondents/interlocuters quoted?
  • Are informants named?
  • Are informants included in article at all?
  • Is theory provided?
  • Are quotes used?
  • Are quotes prefaced?
  • Does author follow up quotations with critique?
  • Does author use metaphor?
  • Analogy?
  • Idioms?
  • Put things in "quotations" not to quote, but to designate appropriation of terminology?
  • Does author use ALL CAPS?
  • Italicize text for emphasizing importance?
  • Indent block quotes?
  • Does author create a list of bullet points?
  • Does author create a list of themes?
  • Does author enumerate points?
  • Does author cite their own previous work?
  • Does author refer to their own previous work?
  • Does author switch from 3rd to 1st person before halfway point in paper?
  • Does author switch from 3rd to 1st person after halfway point in paper?
  • Does author switch perspectives at all?
  • Does author speak in the name of a discipline?
  • Is there use of superscripts?
  • Is there a Notes section?
  • Is there a References section?
  • Is there a Recap?
  • Is there a meta-text?
  • Mention of students?
  • Mention of teaching (distinct from research)?
  • Is there critique?
  • Are there noticible buzzwords or catch phrases?
  • Does author make puns?
  • Does author ask rhetorical questions?
  • Can I detect sense of humor in writing?
  • Is the paper moody?
  • Are there moments of irony, or hints of ironic tones?
  • Does author ask rhetorical questions and then attempt to answer them?
  • Does author provide multiple examples to illustrate a point?
  • Does author provide experience to demonstrate a point?
  • Speak in maxims?
  • Use short sentences to make clear points?
  • Does author proliferate a series of questions at the end of a paragraph?
  • Propose direction of future research?
  • Use (parentheses) often?
  • Does author make up their own words or concepts?
  • Provide definitions?
  • Do etymological research?
  • Make a call to arms? (i.e. "We need... )
  • Does the paper do what it says it does?
  • Is paper performative?
  • Does author cite their credentials in the text?
  • Does author give thanks to colleagues in paper?
  • Does author ever mention friends?
  • Work with numbers?
  • Conclude with a question?
  • Conclude by adressing the introduction?
  • Conclude with a judgment?
  • Conclude with critique?
  • Is this article officially published?
  • Is this essay intended to circulate on its own?
  • Is this essay part of a larger text?