Everfi Ignition 4-7

A website last updated one year ago might not be a credible source.

• True

• False

While researching online, it is important to recognize when an author has a viewpoint that doesn't take different or opposing viewpoints into consideration. That is know as what?

• Racism

• Sexism

• Bias

• None of the above

Why is citing your research important?

• To know where you got your information from

• To improve the credibility of what you wrote

• To give credit to the person that gave you information

• All of the above

In order to avoid plagiarizing, you should

• Always cite your sources

• Ask your teacher if you aren't sure

• Try to explain ideas in your own words

• All of the above

To improve the credibility or trustworthiness of a site, the author should list what in his or her bio?

• Hobbies

• Any experience or degrees the author has in the subject

• Similar articles written by other people

• All of the above

It's okay to directly quote a source in a paper, as long as you give credit to that source.

• True

• False

Plagiarism is considered a form of stealing.

• True

• False

Correctly paraphrasing is:

• Using the author's exact words but including citation

• Rewriting the author's words in your own words and including a citation

• Rewriting the author's words in your own words but not including a citation

• None of the above

A domain ending with .net may need further investigation to make sure it's credible.

• True

• False

One possible consequence of plagiarizing is getting a failing grade.

• True

• False