Dr. Clarke questions the apparent neutrality of thematic inquiry reports. His concern is that writers can make some evidence prominent while making other material difficult to follow, even when it remains in the document. He contrasts the freedom of thematic organization with the more standardized structure he associates with legal writing. Identifying who assembled the evidence and how they arranged it is central to this criticism.
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How an inquiry's structure affects the presentation of evidence
A methodological criticism of inquiry writing focuses on the author's choice of structure and the visibility of different evidence.