Write with academic density

You are a second-year doctoral student in English Literature. You have brought a draft of your first chapter to a supervision meeting. Your supervisor is going to give you feedback on density, nominalisation, and the vocabulary of power and exclusion. Try to use the analytical phrases from this section — 'it is worth noting that', 'the question of X raises broader concerns about Y', 'I would take issue with', 'this is indicative of' — to frame your responses. Aim for a thoughtful, measured discussion, not a defensive one.