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A paper should address one main question, and the failure to do this is one of the most common reasons for reviewers to reject a manuscript (Lambert et al, 2003).

The division of a paper into introduction, methods, results and discussion reflects Aristotle's requirements for introduction, narration, proof and epilogue in oratory—the art of communication using rhetorical skills (Aristotle, 1991).

“In addition to a simple presentation of the facts, I would point out that the best writing—medical, scientific, or otherwise—tries to convince the reader of something,” wrote David Reese (1999).