When choosing sources for a research topic, the most important factor of a quality source is depth and reliability. That is the key to a strong, well-written, argument. Many times, one can find themselves fishing through an array of sources, not knowing which ones to use. A student may find a passage in a book or article that perfectly fits the idea of their research, and they think they have struck gold. They sit down, ready to write their masterpiece. They come to that point in their paper that is tailor-made for that perfect quote or idea; only to find that they understood the idea out of context, and to top it off; the author of this perfect source has no evidence to support any of what they have written. This source is worthless …show more content…
The source material that it references should come from a reliable resource. And secondly, its reliable resources should have reliable resources as well. Superior resources take time and patience to find, but will supply the researcher with a vast amount of material to refer to throughout their entire work.
Support sources would be considered the “Aerosmith” of the research world. They add stability to already proven material with assisting viewpoints from a similar perspective. They will not be enough to argue a point alone, but the researcher can use support sources to expand on ideas found in the main points of superior source material. Examples of support sources would be “The Chain Never Stops,” by Eric Schlosser; and the “Physicians Committee for Responsible
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They are not necessary, nor do they add any new perspective on a topic. They are only useful as an extension of a supporting or superior source. Examples of a filler source would be “Unconventional Medicine,” Dr. Neal Barnard’s interview with Alisa Bowman for “Spirituality and Health Magazine,” or “Slow Food USA,” (slowfoodusa.org) a website dedicated to those, whose belief is in an all-natural dietary plan. “Unconventional Medicine” doesn’t provide anything new, when compared to Dr. Neal Barnard’s previously mentioned book, “Program for Reversing Diabetes.” Although, it could be used to provide direct quotes from Dr. Barnard, himself. “Slow Food USA” provides, for the majority, opinion pieces, with no direct links to outsourced articles, or research sources. Their team is made up of executives, whose credentials are severely lacking, when compared with their mission; their website primarily has blog posts; and their publication is full of articles that primarily focus on where they are going and what they are doing in the world. The only use that a researcher would have with this particular website would be if one was researching the organization
Secondary sources of literature are primarily written by journalists and does not report an original finding, but rather relies on an original source to provide information that can be used as background material. To use it correctly, one must first distinguish it from primary sources and understand that secondary sources alone cannot sufficiently and
As students we are taught that in order to have an effective argument, we need a claim, reasoning, and evidence. When comparing, “Two Years Are Better than Four” by Liz Addison, and “Colleges Prepare People for Life” by Freeman Hrabowski it was made obvious that the passage written by Addison had a more effective argument because of the passages claim that was clear to the readers, great reasoning and evidence that backed up her claim.
The sources used by the author dictated the conversation that could be issued. The difference stances and opinions gave the author a broader viewpoint to discuss the issue on. With the aid of sources and references, many being used above, she gave the reader a different view point of the problem, debating the reader to determine whether it truly is something that cannot be controlled or is something that can easily be avoided based on freewill.
The first question to ask when you read an article is the one with the most obvious answer: “Who wrote this?” This is the rhetor, and it has two parts: the author, the one who actually sat down to write the piece and whose name’s at the top of the page; and the others, those that helped the author by adding to their argument through evidence or support (Grant-Davie 269). As high school students preparing to enter the wonderful world of college research papers, it’s important to understand who’s making the points you reference in your own work, and you can do that by analyzing the rhetors. An exam...
Some of the differences between popular and scholarly sources using in research like for instance scholarly sources will not usually have things like pictures or any illustrations but does sometimes contain things like graphs. Popular sources will contain some pictures and illustrations unlike scholarly sources.
To begin an analysis of relative strengths and effectiveness between multiple sources, one must analyze the writers’ choices in media and technique and the inherent strengths and weaknesses of each. Krugman and Leonhardt both opted to write in a textual medium, whereas
It was quite challenging for me because the research process was long and I wasn’t read the articles carefully enough. After I gathered all the article I was lucky to find many goods points from the articles to support my point. It is better to have many resources to use for the final essay, so I was trying to carefully maximize the use of those articles. It is important to find the article so that can be evidence to support my argument. I was having hard time to distinguigh between primary source and secondary source. The librarian was very helpful in help me to find a primary source to use for my
Ideally, I propose a detailed analysis in my paper how Teach for America has made major progress with student success and the poverty rate has decreased with the help of Teach for America. I plan to present the use of factual and statistical information that I glean from my internship, high school, and sources that I would like to potentially implement into my research paper. I would to be able use the research I gathered so far to support my claim I make towards Teach for America throughout my paper. I hope to show in my paper that the statistics and facts are credible and it support my overall research paper. I think my particular topic can be categorized as a serious and extremely current issue so it is obvious that my topic is also unique because it is affecting America children in low-income communities currently , and has been significantly change ever since Teach for America has been an establishment. I plan to utilize multiple books and sources from the internet, but I have not come to a complete decision on what sources I would like to incorporate into my paper. However, I have been searching for possibly sources that I can use for my research paper. My research has helped me to become enlightened about the lack of education children in poor areas are receiving that I can freely
They have been some challenges in trying to figure out the right approach to follow in a research study, and this semester is more of an eye opener that reveals the expected ways in conducting research which has been a very interesting and tough process. Dudley (2011), least four major search strategies available for locating references related to the chosen topic issues these include: (1) consultation, (2) searches in subject indexes, (3) browsing, and (4) footnote chasing. Researcher needs to be aware of all of these strategies in information gathering.
I failed to find any scholarly sources for this assignment. Ms. Schwartz said, “You MUST include some scholarly, academic sources for your research to achieve the desired ethos (ethos represents credibility)”. With the reminder Ms. Schwartz gave me I was able to go back to the UA library database and look for scholarly sources to support my research topic. As I looked ahead to Module 3 and began to work on future assignments I was able to correct this problem. For example, in the Module 3 assignment, The Exploratory Essay, I used a mixture of both popular and scholarly sources. I am now able to locate sources for other assignments from the library and feel confident going forth that I will be able to use this knowledge in other classes I take.
Are assertions in the source based on reliable evidence? Are sources cited? How are you able to tell? They do list where they get their info from within the paragraphs or quotes.
Katz, Elihu, and Jacob J. Feldman. (1962). The debates in the light of research: A survey of surveys. In The Great Debates, ed. Sidney Kraus. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, pp. 173-223.
Writing can be very frustrating; laying your ideas out on paper so that others can grasp the concept you are trying to convey is a very difficult task. In Writing 101 I have learned how to formulate good theses that are arguable and also how to validate articles that have to do with my topic. The most important element of a paper is the thesis statement. It captures the reader's attention and tells them what the essay is about. Having a well-structured thesis along with evidence to support that thesis are the main ingredients to a well-written essay. I have also learned how important it is to research an author’s background to ensure their credibility. This is a very important step in writing because today we can find information on a topic, however, it is not valid. By researching the author, we can see if he or she is an expert in the area and so this would make his or her information more credible. There is a ...
The efforts of the Slow Food Movement are essential to the survival of an aesthetic world of authentic food and respect for the people who produce, grow, and prepare it.
For example, a recent newspaper article is not usually a primary. source; but a newspaper article from the 1860's may be a primary. source for civil war research. Explain the concept of validity. Validity is how truthful something is and whether a piece of research has the ability to test or research what it sets out to measure.