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英语学术论文写作教程 （含课后题答案） Unit 4 Results Overview This unit examines the Results section of academic writing. The Results section, one of the essential parts of an academic paper, generally reports the main findings of your research and offers some brief and specific comments on these findings as well. It reflects the researcher’s contribution to the studied topic in a certain field. But how are the findings presented? Results can be reported in both written texts and visual illustrations. After the experimental data are collected and analyzed, it is time to present the findings in the Results section. Overview The presentation of Results is usually followed by Discussion, though the division of the two parts is not rigid. Analysis on the data and report of findings are expected in either the Results section or Discussion section. The purpose of such analysis is to provide interpretation of the results or methods. There is no fixed way of writing this part, but some conventional rules are expected to follow in order to get your results understood and published. Overview This unit first describes the functions and structure of the Results section, then it proceeds to state three elements of data commentary: location element, highlighting element and commenting element; and two patterns of ordering: alternating pattern and sequential pattern. Several tasks are designed to get students familiarized with the structure of results presentation. Ways of hedging are also suggested to soften a claim, rendering the writing more