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Slide1
Quoting,
Paraphrasing
ProperlySlide2Support for a claim can come from facts, statistics, authorities, examples, or textual citations. Any of these may be quoted, paraphrased, or summarized
from another
source to support an argument. Quoting source material is the
best choice
when the original wording is so eloquent or focused that something
would be
lost in rewording it. If you do not need to retain the wording of a passage but
need to retain its details, paraphrasing is your best option. If you want only to highlight the most important details of a passage, summarize.
(
Warning,
summarizing
is the weakest technique and should be avoided whenever possible).Slide3D
ocument
the source of any
material cited and clearly
indicate any wording that is not
your own
by enclosing it in quotation marks.
Remember
that paraphrases and sum-
maries must use your own wording and sentence structure.Slide4As
a general rule,
one should
be able to verify
all facts with in additional sources. If this cannot be done, it may be not a fact at all but instead a piece of propaganda or misinformation. If one comes upon a fact that does not sound plausible, say from a source that may not be consider credible, keep researching until the claim (fact) can be verified with at least one other source.
Cross-check factsSlide5
Research the
Source
of
InformationThe less familiar one is with a source of information, the more one should research the source before trusting the material it includes. This advice is true for all sources, but especially for those that you find on the Web, where the bar for publication
is low
and the likelihood of inaccuracy is high.
Often
, groups whose main
purpose is
political advocacy
and present
their Web sites and publications as unbiased
research centers
or public interest concerns. The best place to research a Web site is
on the
Web itself. A quick Google search on the term "DHMO," for example, yieldsSlide6
Working with
Quotations
&
ParaphrasesA writer must maintain control of their own argument by controlling the structure, organization, and content of their (thesis) argument. Use quotations, paraphrases, and summaries to set up, illustrate, establish, or support the original argument. If is important that a write not allow quotations, paraphrases, and summaries to speak for
them.
Ultimately,
their
audience
evaluates
the strength of
a paper’s
argument,
(The writers) not
those of
their
sources.Slide7
Introduce the context for a citation
It is important for writers to let their
readers know where
any citation originated--who said or wrote it, and why he or she is an authority, (Ethos) as well as where the citation can be found. Establishing that context clarifies the importance of the citation for the reader and, more often than not, will make the cited material more interesting and persuasive.Slide8
Example
Awkward:
Princes cannot always be moral. "And you have to understand
this, that a prince, especially a new one, cannot observe all those things for which men are esteemed, being often forced, in order to maintain the state, to act contrary to faith, friendship, humanity, and religion" (Machiavelli 136)Revised: Machiavelli writes that, while leaders should try to be moral when possible, they are often required by circumstances to act in ways that are
contrary to
"faith, friendship, humanity, and religion" (Machiavelli 136
).Slide9
Select signal verbs carefully
S
ignal
verbs signal to the reader that the writer is about to quote, paraphrase, or summarize from another source. The common signal verbs "say" and "think" (as in, "Machiavelli says that a leader 'cannot observe all those things for which men are esteemed'") are neutral, but other signal verbs can indicate how, the writer, feels about the citation, or they can suggest the tone of the original text. The signal verb "claim" can indicate that the writer is skeptical about the source's belief; "argue" can indicate that the person being cited was emphatic. Select signal verbs carefully, and keep in mind the connotations they will have for the
reader. Slide10
Use Proper Verb Tense in MLA
In
MLA style, use the present tense to refer to a quotation, paraphrase, or summary
: "In Two Principles of Justice, John Rawls insists that a basic understanding of fairness requires us to
distribute
our resources in a way that everyone would see as fair if they viewed it from a neutral
perspective."
However
, if
the focus
is on the author rather than the writing, use the past tense:
The
great Italian political theorist
Niccolo
Machiavelli
believed
that leaders were "often forced, in order to maintain the state, to act
contrary
to faith, friendship, humanity, and
religion.” Slide11
Select quotes carefully
Select
a few quotations that express important points within
an argument. Make sure that every word of quoted material is relevant to the central argument. Quotations that are unnecessarily long distract the reader from the core ideas.
Maintain
control of the verb tense and sentence structure If
one quotes
someone else's words within a
writing,
they
need to control the verb tense and sentence structure of
the
writing while still using the exact words of
the source
.
Pay
close attention to the verb tenses, subject-verb agreement, and noun-pronoun agreement when
incorporating
a quote into
a writing
. If
needed, rewrite sentence
or use ellipses or brackets to alter the
quotation grammatically while being careful not to alter its meaning. Slide12
Ellipses and Brackets
These are
acceptable when used to shorten or focus an argument or to clarify meaning, but they should never be used to change an author's intent.
For example, take John F. Kennedy's famous statement, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." In certain circumstances, it would be acceptable to shorten this quotation to "Ask . . . what you can do for your country." However, it would never be appropriate to render it "Ask . . . what your country can do for you." This would change the meaning of the quotation and
misrepresent
the author's intent. Slide13
PARAPHRASING
Use
your own words and your own sentence structure
By definition, a paraphrase must be in your own words and your own structure.One common way of trying to get around this rule is the "half-baked paraphrase,"which attempts to use slightly different words to reproduce the ideas in a source.The first paragraph below comes from Margaret Mead's essay Warfare: An Invention -- Not
a Biological
Necessity
;
the
second is an example of a
half-baked paraphrase
of the same passage:
Source
:
Warfare
is just an
invention known
to the majority of human
societies by
which they
permit their
young men either
to accumulate
prestige or
avenge their
honor or acquire loot or wives or slaves or sago lands or cattle or
appease the
blood lust of their gods or the restless souls of the recently dead. It is
just an
invention, older and
more widespread
than the jury system, but none
the less
an invention
. Slide14
Unacceptable
P
araphraseAccording to Margaret Mead, war is only a discovery that most human cultures have in common, one that enables them to allow their youth to acquire honor or revenge or to get money, women, servants, property, or livestock or to placate their deities' desire for blood or the souls of those who have died recently. War is simply a discovery, one that has been
around longer
than trial by jury, but still a discovery.
Source:
Warfare
is just an
invention known
to the majority of human
societies by
which they
permit their
young men either
to accumulate
prestige or avenge
their honor or acquire loot or wives or slaves or sago lands or cattle or
appease the
blood lust of their gods or the restless souls of the recently dead. It is
just an
invention, older and
more widespread
than the jury system, but none
the less
an invention
. Slide15The second paragraph is far too close in sentence structure and wording to be a
true paraphrase; the writer has not really used his own words.
The following is
an
example of a true paraphrase of the same passage:Slide16
True
Paraphrase
Margaret Mead argues persuasively that warfare is not an inevitable product of human nature. Rather, it was invented in most (not all) societies as an economic or religious tool, to permit young men in that society to become wealthy or worship appropriately. Although it is older and more common than many other inventions, like the jury system, it too was created for a purpose. Enclose in quotation marks any wording that is not your own If you find in writing a paraphrase that you want to use wording from the original source, make sure that you enclose it in quotation marks. It should be dearly distinguished from your own wording and be properly documented.
Source: Warfare is just an invention known
to the majority of human
societies by
which they
permit their
young men either
to accumulate
prestige or avenge
their honor or acquire loot or wives or slaves or sago lands or cattle or
appease the
blood lust of their gods or the restless souls of the recently dead. It is
just an
invention, older and
more widespread
than the jury system, but none
the less
an invention
. Slide17
Enclose in quotation marks any wording that is not your own
Should one
find in writing a paraphrase that
they want to use wording from the originalsource, it is vital they make sure to enclose those original words in quotation marks. An author’s words must should be
clearly
distinguished from
the wording of a quoted source, this will allow the work to be
properly documented. Slide18
Ideas
paraphrased or summarized from
a source
It is plagiarism to summarize, paraphrase, or just use someone's ideas without attributing those ideas to their source. In the example from "Warfare: An Invention--Not a Biological Necessity", it would have been dishonest for the writer of the paraphrase to take credit in any way for the basic idea of Mead's essay:
that warfare is an invention that spread from culture to culture rather than an inherent element of the human condition.
Any borrowed
from another source must be attributed to that source,
even if
all the writing
belongs to the author of the paper.