how can you prove to your reader that you referred to various types of literature before writing your paper?
2007-07-12 02:51:50 · 6 answers · asked by dotcom 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
To show that you are a scholar and researched before writing, and took from many sources and didn't just copy and paste.
2007-07-12 02:55:20 · answer #1 · answered by OldGringo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When writing an academic paper, you really want to use original authors and works. Rather than reading books and encyclopedias, focus on journal articles. It is so much harder to discern where an author got his information when citing a book or encyclopedia. Plus, most professors are suspicious of online sources. Even if it is Wikipedia, you don't know who the author is, where they got their information, or what their qualifications are. Read this article. Apparently, the journal, Nature did a study and found Wikipedia filled with inaccuracies and errors.
2016-05-20 08:49:44 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bust out your thesaurus and find yourself some TRANSITIONAL PHRASES. These little guys will help you introduce a new topic within a topic, like citing an author or writing. Then you can continue onto your original doc smoothly, and give credit where credit is deserved throughout your paper, instead of just a bibliography at the end.
2007-07-12 02:59:38 · answer #3 · answered by kathleen h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure your instructor has a manual he prefers you use in preparing your paper. Consult that manual as to how your footnotes and bibliography should be done. Do your citations the way your prof wants them.
2007-07-12 02:56:30 · answer #4 · answered by jack of all trades 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In additon to showing that you read certain books as part of your preparation, quoting and clearly attributing any comments or information that you 'lift' from other texts protects you from being accused of plagiarism
2007-07-12 03:00:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It shows the reader that you have researched your paper.
It also backs up statements that you have made.
It shows the reader that you have not plagarised your work
2007-07-12 03:04:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋