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Now might I do it [kill him] pat, now he is praying:And now I'll do't; and so he goes to heaven;And so am I reveng'd . . .[But this] villain kills my father; and for that,I, his sole son, do this same villain send to heaven.Why, this is hire and salary, not revenge. evidenceNothing in those lines obviously refers to cool rationality. Compare this:When Hamlet comes up behind his stepfather Claudius at prayer, he coolly and logically thinks about whether tokill him on the spot. claimFirst he wants to kill Claudius immediately, but then he pauses to think: If he killsClaudius while he is praying, he sends his soul to heaven. But he wants Claudius damned to hell, so he coollydecides to kill him later: reasonNow might I do it [kill him] pat, now he is praying:And now I'll do't; and so he goes to heaven;And so am I reveng'd . . .[But this] villain kills my father; and for that,I, his sole son, do this same villain send to heaven.Why, this is hire and salary, not revenge. evidenceThat kind of explanatory introduction is even more important when you present quantitativeevidence in a table or figure (see 8.3.1).7.8 Be Open to SurprisesIf you write as you go and plan your best case before you draft, you're unlikely to be utterlysurprised by how your draft develops. Even so, be open to new directions from beginning toend:When your drafting starts to head off on a tangent, go with it for a bit to see whetheryou're on to something better than you planned.When reporting your evidence leads you to doubt a reason, don't ignore that feeling.Follow it up.When the order of your reasons starts to feel awkward, experiment with new ones, evenif you thought you were almost done.Even when you reach your final conclusion, you may see how to restate your claim moreclearly and pointedly.If you get better ideas early enough before your deadline, invest the time to make the changes.It is a cheap price for a big improvement.7.9 Guard against Inadvertent Plagiarismwww.itpub.net