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Documenting Sources
When Should I?
Question | Answer |
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Summarize when | You want to establish background or offer an overview of a topic |
Paraphrase when | You want to use your own voice to present information |
Use Quotations when | You want to add the power of an author's exact words |
Credibility of a source means | Credentials of the author |
Accuracy of a source means | Facts, statistics, or other information can be verified through other sources. |
Reliability of a source means | There is no particular view or bias |
Relevance of a source means | The information supports by hypothesis/thesis |
Date of a source | When was the information created? Does this matter in terms of meaningfulness of the subject? |
Sources Behind the Text means | The author used reliable, credible sources |
Scope of the source means | My hypothesis/thesis/question was addressed. |