It is in relatively good condition as it has not been used. Description Product Description Whether you like it or not, there are many documents that must be written, such as investigation reports, business trip reports, technical reports, and research plan applications. When writing such documents, the first thing to consider is who will be reading them and what they want to know from the text. Accordingly, you decide on the subject of what you will write about and start writing with the goal of making a final claim. The author first recommends writing a goal statement that summarizes this goal into a single sentence. By doing so, you can have a clear sense of purpose and write a consistent argument. Then, while keeping an eye on that goal, you take notes on the materials, consider the order of description and the structure of the text according to the principles of introduction, main body, and conclusion, and shape it into a clear and logical form. This book explains the order of narration in the main body, the order of logical development, how to create paragraphs, and the structure of sentences, and also touches on the tendency of Japanese people to avoid explicit statements and how to deal with it, as well as how to distinguish between facts and opinions. The book is easy to understand, with plenty of concrete examples, such as memos and parts of papers actually written by the author. How to make a logical argument with concise expressions and convince the reader. Not only for science students, but the ability to think logically and write it down is always required. This book organizes the necessary techniques and general formats, which are helpful. Although the tone feels a bit old, it is proof that it has been reprinted many times and read by many people. (Iku Miyazaki)