Persuasive Research Unit: Sources, Credibility & Plagiarism
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- Q1business.com.org.biz.edu30s
- Q2commercial.org.info.gov.com30s
- Q3educational.gov.biz.edu.org30s
- Q4government.org.biz.edu.gov30s
- Q5informational.biz.info.com.edu30s
- Q6organization.org.edugov.info.30s
- Q7This term means trustworthy or legitimate.CredibleSourcePlagiarism30s
- Q8This is when the writer uses word-for-word information from a source (uses quotation marks).Indirect citation (definition)Direct citation (definition)30s
- Q9"50% of middle school athletes fail at least one test, quiz, or assignment during the season" (Smith p.2).Indirect citation (example)Direct citation (example)30s
- Q10This is when the writer uses the information from a source, but puts the information in his/her own words; paraphrasing (no quotation marks needed).Indirect citation (definition)Direct citation (definition)30s
- Q11Half of middle school students experience failure while playing a sport (Smith p.2).Direct citation (example)Indirect citation (example)30s
- Q12This means forgery, pretending someone else's ideas are your own, or not giving credit to someone else for ideas. This is basically copying, whether it is on purpose or not.CrediblePlagiarismSource30s
- Q13This is a source of information that is on paper (book, magazine, newspaper, dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.).PlagiarismCitationPrint sourceWeb source30s
- Q14Make sure you can contact someone who manages the website (email, phone #)Rule #2 for determining if a website is credibleRule #4 for determining if a website is credibleRule #1 for determining if a website is credibleRule #3 for determining if a website is credible30s
- Q15Make sure random people can't change the main content on the website. Adding comments/questions is okay.Rule #2 for determining if a website is credibleRule #3 for determining if a website is credibleRule #4 for determining if a website is credibleRule #1 for determining if a website is credible30s