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Provides logical and smooth transitions.  
				 
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Contains precise word choice.   
				 
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Uses concise language free of repetition and unnecessary discussion.  
				 
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Establishes urgency very well.   
				 
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Style and tone are very appropriate to an academic audience.   
				 
			 
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Provides some smooth and logical transitions.   
				 
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Some sentences may lack precise word choice.  
				 
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Includes some repetition and unnecessary discussion.  
				 
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Struggles with establishing urgency.  
				 
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Style and tone may not be appropriate to an academic audience.   
				 
			 
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Transitions between paragraphs are not logical or smooth.  
				 
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Lacks precise word choice.  
				 
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Includes too much repetition and unnecessary discussion.   
				 
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Does not establish urgency.   
				 
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Style and tone are inappropriate to an academic audience.   
				 
			 
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