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Q&A Can I include diagrams in essays for complex topics?

I think that in this case you may want to keep both ways open. Diagrams are usually allright in academic and technical contexts, but you mentioned this is a college assessment and your ability to...

posted 5y ago by Liquid‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-13T11:56:51Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T11:43:06Z (almost 5 years ago)
I think that in this case you may want to keep both ways open.

Diagrams are usually allright in academic and technical contexts, but you mentioned this is a college assessment and your ability to write clearly is going to be graded.

I would include the image for clarity, while describing the contents of the image at the same time. Writing an accurate description on such topic is surely a difficult task, but you are probably supposed to undertake it anyway.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-04-16T09:45:28Z (over 5 years ago)
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