Quotes, paraphrases, logical fallacies, argumentation, APA, etc.

Jane Smith states that there are many good reasons to eat dark chocolate. “Dark chocolate contains many antioxidants.”

• This quote is embedded correctly.

• This quote is not embedded correctly. It needs a comma after the word chocolate and before the first quotation mark.

• This quote is not embedded correctly. It needs a colon after the word chocolate and before the first quotation mark.

• This quote is not embedded correctly. It needs ellipses after the word chocolate and before the first quotation mark.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following sentences uses pronouns correctly in an introduction?

• In her book about pets, Jane Smith claims that “people who own dogs have lower levels of stress.”

• In Jane Smith’s book about pets, she claims that “people who own dogs have lower levels of stress.”

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Is the following quote embedded correctly or incorrectly?

Jane Smith asserts that people should exercise often, “People should try to exercise for at least thirty minutes every day.”

• Correctly embedded

• Incorrectly embedded

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• Jane Smith claims that “the Grammy Awards were created to fight the new wave of rock music.”

• Jane Smith claims that, “the Grammy Awards were created to fight the new wave of rock music.”

• Jane Smith claims that: “the Grammy Awards were created to fight the new wave of rock music.”

• Jane Smith claims that “. . . the Grammy Awards were created to fight the new wave of rock music.”

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

You should introduce a quote with a colon when the signal phase which introduces the quote is

• a single word, like said.

• a complete sentence.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• Because of the high prices it can command, cheese is ". . . the most stolen food in the world,” according to Jane Smith.

• Because of the high prices it can command, cheese is "the most stolen food in the world,” according to Jane Smith.

• Because of the high prices it can command, cheese is, "the most stolen food in the world,” according to Jane Smith.

• Because of the high prices it can command, cheese is: "the most stolen food in the world,” according to Jane Smith.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When paraphrasing, you must change (select all that apply)

• the words

• the order of ideas

• the sentence structure

• the tone

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following represents the best integrated and introduced (boxed-in) paraphrase?

• In his influential 1893 thesis, Frederick Jackson Turner argues that the frontier was a meeting place between savagery and civilization that indelibly shaped America.

• Frederick Jackson Turner argues that the frontier was a meeting place between savagery and civilization that indelibly shaped America.

• The frontier was a meeting place between savagery and civilization that indelibly shaped America.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Is the following sentence punctuated correctly or incorrectly?

Malorie Embry's 1968 diary makes her indecision clear: "I don’t know witch way to turn [sic]."

• Correct as written.

• Incorrect; the sic should have parentheses, not brackets.

• Incorrect; the sic should come after the word witch.

• The author should leave out the sic and correct the obvious misspelling.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Look at the original quote. Which answer uses ellipses correctly?

I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. - Thoreau

• Thoreau argues that "if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams . . . . he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."

• Thoreau argues that ". . . if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams . . . he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."

• Thoreau argues that "if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams . . . he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."

• Thoreau argues that, "if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours . . . ."

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9