The following are characteristics of a good abstract:
- The abstract should always say why the study was conducted, how it was done, what was found, and why the findings are important.
- Some abstracts have a very small word limit, but all of this information should still be present.
- The abstract should serve to get you interested in reading the article.
- You should keep it in mind throughout reading the article: was it an accurate pitch, or did it overstate anything?
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