In real life, people who can back up an opinion about a text with this are taken more seriously than people who can only give a reason of “just because.”
What is textual evidence?
100
Researching a topic like this is too difficult because there may be too many sources to go through
What is broad?
100
If a site has credibility it has this
What is ethos?
100
Dropping in a quotation or paraphrased idea without comment is called this
What is plunking?
100
Where you list all of your resources
What is the Works Cited page?
200
This means implied or inferred (suggested but not specifically said in the text)
What is implicit?
200
A topic like "Is Brandon Colpits a good singer" cannot be this
What is researched?
200
Articles written for this are usually thin
What is broadcast or news?
200
This is when you copy phrases, sentences, or larger sections from a source and paste them into your paper without giving credit for the material.
What is copy-and-paste?
200
In MLA style, referring to the works of others in your text is done by using what is known as this
What is parenthetical citation?
300
This should be avoided when stating your answer.
What is "I" or "my" statements?
300
If assigned a topic, you may have to do this in order to develop a usable research question
What is pre-research?
300
Looking here is good place to look for clues to a site’s credibility.
What is the bottom of the page?
300
Whether it’s just a phrase or a larger section of text, if you use the exact words of a source, they must be put in these and identified with a citation.
What are quotation marks?
300
This demonstrates that you understand the idea, and it maintains your voice within your paper.
What is paraphrasing?
400
This should be done after you give supporting evidence from the text (by paraphrasing or directly quoting from the text).
What is explain the evidence?
400
Sometimes the number of these you find will help you discover whether your research question is too broad, too narrow, or okay.
What is sources or resources?
400
This is who can buy any domain name available for purchase.
What is anyone?
400
If your writing is dominated by one source, readers may doubt the depth and integrity of your research and you may be accused of this
What is relying too heavily on one source?
400
In your Works Cited page, the sources should be arranged like this
What is alphabetically?
500
These are the three steps for using textual evidence to support your answer.
What is state your idea, include textual evidence, and explain the evidence?
500
A question that can be answered with a simple statistic is too this
What is narrow?
500
These three things should be considered when determining the credibility of a website
What is the author, date of publication, and sources of information?
500
If your quotation or paraphrase does not accurately reflect the meaning of the original source or author, you have done this
What is misrepresent or abused the source?
500
When creating your citations for your Works Cited page, what is this useful website