Process Documentation

Tips for a Good Research Paper

Currency: timeliness 

Relevance: usefulness 

Authority: what/who is the source 

Accuracy: pieces of evidence 

Purpose: why was it written? 

Quoting 

• Block quote: left margin 1inch 4 lines (at least) 
• Use the brackets when […] 

• Rewording 
• Replacing pronouns 
• Capitalization 
  • [t]he… (where t was capitalized)

Logical Fallacies 

• Circular reasoning 
• Relevance 
  • Red herrings: A warning sign where it is going in the wrong direction 
  • Ad hominem: Acting the character and not the context  
• Straw Man Argument 
  • Over generalizing in order to make a point 
    • Ignoring vegan diets by not mentioning substitutes 
• False Dilemma 
  • Only two choices being offered 

Verbs of attribution: 

• Agrees with
• Contests 
• Emphasizes 
• Questions 

Merging sources and paper 

1. Observe the sources 
2. Cite sources within your writing (where it goes, what you want to draw out of it) 
3. Interpretation (make sure to show differences in opinion/argument) 
4. Evaluate in light of your other sources