Text Evidence Flashcard

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What is textual evidence?

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Specific details or quotes from a text that support or prove a claim or argument.

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What is the purpose of finding supporting evidence in a text?

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To provide proof or justification for claims or arguments.

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Why is it important to use multiple pieces of evidence to support your arguments?

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To strengthen and validate arguments, and counter biases or limitations in individual pieces of evidence.

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What are some strategies for finding supporting evidence in a text?

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Identifying key words or phrases, looking for direct quotes or citations, analyzing data or statistics, checking for references or citations, considering the author's credentials or expertise.

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What are the different ways to cite textual evidence?

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Direct quotes, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

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What is a direct quote?

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A word-for-word repetition of someone else's statement or thoughts.

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What does paraphrasing mean?

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Restating someone else's ideas in your own words while maintaining the original meaning.

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What is summarizing?

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Condensing the main ideas of a text into a shorter form.

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Why is it important to cite evidence?

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Citing evidence gives credit to the original source and strengthens your argument.

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What is an example of a claim?

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A statement that asserts something to be true, such as 'Reading improves vocabulary.'