Friday, July 2, 2010

1.1 Integrating Sources into a Paper

FIRST PRINCIPLE: Use sources as concisely as possible, so your own thinking isn’t crowded out by your presentation of other people’s thinking, or your own voice by your quoting of other voices.
- Summarize
- Paraphrase
- Quote

SECOND PRINCIPLE: Never leave your reader in doubt as to when you are speaking and when you are using materials from a source.

THIRD PRINCIPLE: Always make clear how each source you introduce into your paper relates to your argument.

*Rule: mention the nature or professional status of your source if it’s distinctive.

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