20 Source List Assignment
Locating and Documenting your Body of Knowledge
,You have three questions… now what?
You did THREE possible questions for your QFT.
Now is the time to choose ONE of your questions and COMMIT!
*Please refer to my comments and suggestions on your QFT assignment to
help in your choosing!
You will complete this 20-source assignment for that question you commit to.
Please make sure you look at the attached document on CITING & slideshow
on CREDIBILITY before you start the process of research.
, Determining a Source’s Credibility
When doing research, our focus is determining
whether the author has CREDIBILITY and PERSUASIVE
EFFECTIVELY set up his/her argument.
We know that a good, effective argument EFFECTIVE
includes:
● Organized evidence Just because a person uses sophisticated language,
● Statistics, Data or the rhetorical device PATHOS to draw you in…
● Surveying other professionals / experts don’t be fooled! A writer's ability to write
eloquently, or speak about themselves/experience
● Conducting an actual experiment with results
does not build their ARGUMENT!
● **A credible researcher who specializes in the
field** Without credibility, you have nothing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXHQ2y8FIUQ
Locating and Documenting your Body of Knowledge
,You have three questions… now what?
You did THREE possible questions for your QFT.
Now is the time to choose ONE of your questions and COMMIT!
*Please refer to my comments and suggestions on your QFT assignment to
help in your choosing!
You will complete this 20-source assignment for that question you commit to.
Please make sure you look at the attached document on CITING & slideshow
on CREDIBILITY before you start the process of research.
, Determining a Source’s Credibility
When doing research, our focus is determining
whether the author has CREDIBILITY and PERSUASIVE
EFFECTIVELY set up his/her argument.
We know that a good, effective argument EFFECTIVE
includes:
● Organized evidence Just because a person uses sophisticated language,
● Statistics, Data or the rhetorical device PATHOS to draw you in…
● Surveying other professionals / experts don’t be fooled! A writer's ability to write
eloquently, or speak about themselves/experience
● Conducting an actual experiment with results
does not build their ARGUMENT!
● **A credible researcher who specializes in the
field** Without credibility, you have nothing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXHQ2y8FIUQ
