Research as Inquiry
True or false: Research starts with answers
False
Who is doing the communicating?
The rhetor (author)
What is it called when you leave a source and move to other sources across the Web to assess the source’s credibility.
Lateral reading
What is called when the argument asking what something is, or how something should be named or classified?
Defintion
The Oatmeal article argues that the ____________ is when people take in information but are unwilling to change their minds when presented with evidence, facts, and alternative perspectives that counter their own personally held beliefs
The backfire effect
According to "Bad Ideas About Writing: Research Starts With Answers" Research is not argument. [----------] is argument (taking a stance and making clear claims with evidence to support the position) (226-7)
Rhetoric
Who is the communication for?
The audience
Name one element of the CRAAP checklist, which allows you to determine whether the source you are reading is “CRAAP.”
Credibility, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose
What is it called when the argument is asking what should be done about a problem or situation?
Policy
_______ occurs when an author presents information influenced by their personal beliefs, preferences, or agenda rather than objective evidence.
Bias
What is 1 of the three steps for a "research process"?
Seeking information that is new to the researcher (my emphasis)
Interpreting, evaluating, and organizing that information
Reporting that information to others to affect some action
What is the communication accomplishing?
The purpose
In 1957, BBC published a news broadcast that portrayed an abundant spring harvest of what?
Spaghetti noodles
What is it called when the argument asking whether something is true or whether something actually happened?
Fact (conjecture)
the ______ test breaks down the source evaluation process into manageable questions to determine if a source is suitable for your research
TRAAP
What is a topic of concern that can be investigated and researched – and solved– through many perspectives and approaches? This is what it is called when there is no one right answer; instead, there are many inquiries across disciplines working towards many solutions.
a "wicked problem"
What are the circumstances surrounding the communication?
The context
Fill in the blanks:
There are two different ways you can be misled by information on the Web: “Both describe factually incorrect information. The difference between the two is intent. _________ involves maliciously spreading wrong information. ____________ is incorrect information, but it is not spread with malicious intent”
Disinformation & Misinformation
What is it called when the argument is asking whether something is good or bad, right or wrong, serious or insignificant, or beneficial or harmful?
Quality
What was 1 of the parody articles about?
Are parachutes necessary for skydiving?
Do trees make a sound if they fall in the woods and no one is around to hear it?
Are the tools tracking Bigfoot accurate... enough?
Fill both blanks:
“_________—the locating of previously published materials” (228)
“___________—research collected directly by the researcher using tools he or she has designed to find the information needed to answer a particular question” (228).
Secondary Research & Primary Research
What is the form or mode of the communication?
The text or genre
What is the name of the Librarian who led our ASU Library instruction?
Sierra
What is it called when the argument is asking what kind of disagreement is occurring: about what happened, what something means, how it should be judged, or what should be done?
Stasis
What is 1 of the 8 forms of Bias in the media?
Bias by omission
Bias by emphasis or placement
Bias in photos
Bias by language use
Bias in the source
Bias in headline
Bias in repetition
Bias in numbers and statistics