Research
This goes at the end of your research paper and is a list of all the sources you have used.
What is a Works Cited page?
Mudslinging or argument ad hominem.
What are arguments that attack the person instead of the argument itself?
How are contractions used in academic style writing?
They are not used for academic papers.
This type of punctuation is needed when using exact words from a source.
What are quotation marks.
T/F: The list of entries on a works cited page are in alphabetical order.
What is true.
What is the best place to find reputable sources for an academic paper?
What are library databases and catalogs?
Strawman fallacy
Addressing a weak or radical argument that is easy to defeat instead of the legitimate opposition to an argument.
Slang, cliches, or colloquial language
What type of language should you avoid in academic style writing?
This is the definition of plagiarism.
What is using information without giving credit to the source.
A phrase used in a research paper to introduce source information and the qualifications of a source.
What is a signal phrase?
Sources that are reviewed by experts before publication.
What are peer-reviewed sources?
Post hoc, a cause and effect fallacy.
What is an argument that uses only the order of events as the only evidence that one action caused another?
3rd person pronouns
What are the only type of pronouns that should be used in academic style writing (unless your teacher gives you permission otherwise)?
Name two consequences of plagiarism.
What is failing a course, having to re-write a paper, getting a zero, getting fired from a job, facing legal action, etc. Answers may vary.
Ellipses
Three or four spaced dots used to indicate omitted information in an exact quote.
This is the sentence that includes the focus of your research paper.
What is a thesis statement.
Hasty generalization fallacy
What is an argument that makes a conclusion based on just a few small examples instead of wider evidence?
Prepositions
What you should not end a sentence with in academic writing.
List two ways to avoid plagiarism.
What is quoting, paraphrasing, including a works cited, documenting in-text, etc.
Square brackets
What are the symbols used to show a change/addition has been made to an exact quotation?
This is the difference between a primary and a secondary source.
What is a first-hand account versus something written by an outsider.
Tu Quoque Fallacy
What is an argument that tries to invalidate the opposition by saying the arguer is a hypocrite and therefore cannot discuss the topic argued?
A semicolon
What mark of punctuation is used more frequently in academic writing to divide two complete, closely related thoughts?
Give an example of someone in the news who has plagiarized and the consequences he/she faced.
What is (answers will vary).
The first word of a source in a works cited entry is the same word used to do this in your paper.
What is cite the source in the text of your paper or at the end in parenthesis?