I'm embarrassed that I don't know the answer to this question, but I'm hoping to get some help here. I teach research, and I'm noticing that oftentimes facts, statistics, and quotations are used in non-academic essays (e.g., editorials, magazines, etc.), and these are rarely cited. This is in sharp contrast to academic essays where such information MUST be cited. Can anyone tell me why it is not standard practice to cite non-academic essays?
2007-03-24 01:58:54 · 5 answers · asked by vmelo 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Edited to add: I'm referring to magazine and newspaper articles. Oftentimes, you'll see specific facts and statistics, but they're not cited (I know that common knowledge doesn't need to be cited, but other specific facts DO need to be cited--- in academia). I was wondering why.
2007-03-25 06:23:41 · update #1
Clarification: I am not asking whether my students should be required to cite. They are. I'm trying to provide my students with an explanation for why some newspaper articles & magazines they read do not include citations.
2007-03-26 00:48:32 · update #2
I also believe that the difference between an educational/academic journal and another type of magazine is that one is considered to be more a valid resource. The fact that the information is cited would be one of the main causes.
2007-03-25 11:45:48 · answer #1 · answered by Melanie L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what to tell you about not citing quotations, but as for facts and statistics, I was taught that you don't need to cite facts or statistics because the information is easy access. Meaning you don't need to log onto a database and search for it in a report or journal or something else academic. For instance, if you read in a report the sky was blue, you wouldn't have to quote that and credit the report - people know it's blue.
Plus, it's just weird to see a quote and in parenthesis after it the name of the person who said it. You just integrate it into the story. Joe Blow said, "blahblahblah."
2007-03-24 09:49:51 · answer #2 · answered by Cindy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that this answer might seem oversimplified, but I require citing in all research. I require the addition of footnotes and a bibliography on all major essays and reports. I believe that giving credit for work created by others is both necessary and ethical.
2007-03-24 20:00:09 · answer #3 · answered by John L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I get my students in the habit of citing after every piece of borrowed info, unless it's really obvious common knowledge. Plagiarism is rampant, so you have to cover your tracks. If they cite after anything borrowed, there's no question as to who said it -- the student or another source. And it shouldn't matter if it's academic or not -- they're still borrowing other people's words and they need to give credit where it's due.
2007-03-25 18:15:34 · answer #4 · answered by veggie_kitty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they're regularly evaluations or come from a consumer-friendly source. In academic artwork even Einstein had to make references to regular concepts while he made postulates. yet in maximum articles experts are many times stated.
2016-10-20 08:20:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋