Craft of Research Chapter 6 Reading Questions
1. If we access a printed text online, we should record bibliographical data from the original
printing as well as the source of online access (87).
2. No, I cannot use the information for my proper because I can’t accurately cite the source
and where it came from.
3. To look for creative agreement means to extend the claim of a source that you agree with.
Try to find new insights to provide. Five ways we can look for creative disagreement is
by finding:
4.
a. Contradictions of any kind
b. Part-whole contradictions
c. Developmental or historical contradictions
d. External cause-effect contradictions
e. Contradictions of perspectives
5. Houston and Meamber claim producers of cultural themed attractions only strive for
authenticity to satisfy tourists but other researchers claim it preserves a culture’s history
and meaning.
6. When we look for secondary sources that contradict our claim, we put ourselves in a
better argumentative position because we are able to acknowledge opposing views our
readers might know about and figure out how to address them to strengthen our
argument.
7. When reading for data we don’t have to agree with the secondary source we get the date
from, but when reading for claims we are looking for secondary sources that support our
arguments.
8. The standard note-taking method for researchers involved creating a file of index cards.
Some key principles we can still use is to record complete biographic information for
each source, organize notes on different topics, clearly distinguish our words from the
source’s words by color coordinating or using quotations.
9. Summarize when you need only the point of a section or entire article. Paraphrase when
the specific words of a section aren’t as important as its meaning. Use exact quotations
when the quoted words are evidence that backs up your reasons, the words are from
authority that you plan to rely on or challenge, strikingly original that it frames the rest of
the discussion, makes a claim that you disagree with (98-99).
10.
a. Be careful about context when you quote, paraphrase or summarize.
b. When you record a claim, note its role in the original.
c. Record the scope and confidence of a claim.
d. Don’t mistake the summary of another writer’s views for those of an author
summarizing them.
e. Note why sources agree and disagree.
1. If we access a printed text online, we should record bibliographical data from the original
printing as well as the source of online access (87).
2. No, I cannot use the information for my proper because I can’t accurately cite the source
and where it came from.
3. To look for creative agreement means to extend the claim of a source that you agree with.
Try to find new insights to provide. Five ways we can look for creative disagreement is
by finding:
4.
a. Contradictions of any kind
b. Part-whole contradictions
c. Developmental or historical contradictions
d. External cause-effect contradictions
e. Contradictions of perspectives
5. Houston and Meamber claim producers of cultural themed attractions only strive for
authenticity to satisfy tourists but other researchers claim it preserves a culture’s history
and meaning.
6. When we look for secondary sources that contradict our claim, we put ourselves in a
better argumentative position because we are able to acknowledge opposing views our
readers might know about and figure out how to address them to strengthen our
argument.
7. When reading for data we don’t have to agree with the secondary source we get the date
from, but when reading for claims we are looking for secondary sources that support our
arguments.
8. The standard note-taking method for researchers involved creating a file of index cards.
Some key principles we can still use is to record complete biographic information for
each source, organize notes on different topics, clearly distinguish our words from the
source’s words by color coordinating or using quotations.
9. Summarize when you need only the point of a section or entire article. Paraphrase when
the specific words of a section aren’t as important as its meaning. Use exact quotations
when the quoted words are evidence that backs up your reasons, the words are from
authority that you plan to rely on or challenge, strikingly original that it frames the rest of
the discussion, makes a claim that you disagree with (98-99).
10.
a. Be careful about context when you quote, paraphrase or summarize.
b. When you record a claim, note its role in the original.
c. Record the scope and confidence of a claim.
d. Don’t mistake the summary of another writer’s views for those of an author
summarizing them.
e. Note why sources agree and disagree.
