The Research Process

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What is a Source?

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Anything that supplies information.

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What is a Citation?

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A way of telling the readers that certain material in your work came from another source.

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What must body paragraphs have?

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Unity, support, and coherence.

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What is a Claim?

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An argument that expresses a writer's viewpoint.

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What does it mean if a source is impartial?

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The source is neutral and does not stand to gain anything.

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What is an Annotated Bibliography?

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A list of sources with summaries and evaluations of each source.

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What is Bias?

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A tendency to favor one side over another, affecting objectivity.

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What is Plagiarism?

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Using someone else's work or ideas without proper attribution.

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What is a Primary Source?

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An original document or firsthand account of an event.

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What is a Secondary Source?

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A source that interprets or analyzes primary sources.