Annoying Ways People Use Sources

Group 1 Week 3 topic on the annoying ways people use sources.

"Uncle Barry and his Encyclopedia of Useless Information"

When a writers uses to many quotations without expanding on the meaning of each quote this is an example of annoying ways people use sources (Stedman, nd). Sources are meant to provide ammunition for your argument or paper and by not expanding on the quotes, the writer really leaves the reader guessing what all of the quotes mean or equate to. It is important to explain each quote after it is written so that your audience knows what you are trying to prove with the source.

Resources

Brittany Barr. Excerpted from “Annoying Ways People Use Sources” by Kyle D. Stedman. Published in Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, Volume 2

Randy Chunne

"I Swear I Did Some Research"

When a writer uses information from a source and don't cite a paraphrase properly of what exactly was used from a source is an example of annoying ways people use sources. The source is a way for a reader to expand on a topic discussed if they should choose. A reader should also be able to distinguish between what information came from the source and what were your own thoughts.

Resources

https://wac.colostate.edu/books/writingspaces2/stedman--annoying-ways.pdf

Vincent Alvarado