Here are the answers to each question based on the information provided:
Question 1
Which is the key factor when choosing a source to use for a research paper?
- Answer: The source is relevant to the research question.
Question 2
Brianna is writing a research paper about the benefits of using virtual reality in high school. Which source would provide the most reliable and relevant information for her paper?
- Answer: a website that ends in .edu
Question 3
To support the idea that listening to classical music as a baby makes people smarter, a source cites a speech made by a political leader. Which best describes the fallacy of the source?
- Answer: The source appeals to authority instead of relying on scientific evidence.
Question 4
A student is writing a paper and wants to cite evidence from page 121 of this source in a footnote. How should the student prepare the footnote at the bottom of the page if they are using the notes and bibliography system?
- Answer: Van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, 121.
Question 5
A student cites a fact from a source using the parenthetical citation. How should the complete citation be prepared in the reference list when following the author-date system?
- Answer: Westermann, Mariët. 1996. A Worldly Art: The Dutch Republic 1585 – 1718. New Haven and London: Yale University Press.
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