Serviceable Sources
What is "C.R.A.A.P."?
This is the term for a paper's argument encapsulated into a single sentence.
What is a "thesis statement"?
This is the way dates should appear in MLA format.
What is "European format"?
What is "inside the quotation marks"?
This is the definition of "pariah."
What is "an outcast"?
This is the C (and its explanation) in the acronym to test sources.
What is "currency"?
If I disagree with your argument but can't argue my position, I might use this logical fallacy and call you a DOOFUS.
What is "ad hominem"?
This is the term for the style of indentation citations should use on the Works Cited page.
What is "hanging indent"?
This is the name of a word that introduces a quotation.
What is a "signal verb"?
Ironically, this is the meaning of the word "abstruse."
What is "difficult to understand; obscure"?
This aspect of source assessment considers whether the source's author should be speaking on the subject.
What is "authority"?
This is a previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion.
What is a "premise"?
This is the worst signal verb known to humans.
What is "states/stated"?
This word means "relating to an uncle."
What is "avuncular?"
If a source says, "The latest neurological research shows most humans show a steady decline in dopaminergic activity within the orbital cortex, making modern humans susceptible to brain fog. To combat this, a new over-the-counter supplement, called Alpha Brain, repairs these synapses."
What is "purpose"? (And "accuracy.") (And [probably] "authority.") (Look, if a source tries to sell you something, obviously don't use it.)
If I say "everyone's doing it" as a supporting reason for my argument, I'm engaging in this fallacy.
Book titles, movie titles, album titles, newspaper titles -- they're all written using these.
What are "italics"?
This type of pronoun has no place in a formal essay.
What is a "second-person pronoun"?
Due to the confusing compound nature of this spending-related word, most people get the definition wrong.
What is "spendthrift"?
What is a "secondary source"?
This Latin phrase, which is the name of a logical fallacy, means "after this; therefore, because of this."
This type of in-text citation does not use parentheses; rather, it is part of the sentence itself.
What is a "signal phrase"?
These are the only kind of words that should be capitalized.
What are "proper nouns"?
This is a word of the day (that has not already been named) and its definition.
Did they get it right?