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POINT OF VIEW Beware ‘persuasive communication devices’ when writing and reading scientific articles

Corneille, Olivier ; Havemann, Jo ; Henderson, Emma L. ; Ijzerman, Hans ; Hussey, Ian ; De Xivry, Jean Jacques Orban ; Jussim, Lee ; Holmes, Nicholas P. ; Pilacinski, Artur and Beffara, Brice , et al. (2023) In eLife 12.
Abstract

Authors rely on a range of devices and techniques to attract and maintain the interest of readers, and to convince them of the merits of the author’s point of view. However, when writing a scientific article, authors must use these ‘persuasive communication devices’ carefully. In particular, they must be explicit about the limitations of their work, avoid obfuscation, and resist the temptation to oversell their results. Here we discuss a list of persuasive communication devices and we encourage authors, as well as reviewers and editors, to think carefully about their use.

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12
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e88654
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eLife Sciences Publications
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2050-084X
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10.7554/eLife.88654
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