credibility

Effectively and Efficiently Reading the Credibility of Online Sources

reading, reading strategies, secondary source research, volume 4 /

Ellen Carillo & Alice Horning Volume 4 Chapter Description Because reading and writing are related interpretive practices, attending to critical reading is an important part of teaching writing. This chapter defines critical reading and offers students strategies for undertaking a specific kind of critical reading, namely reading for credibility, particularly of online sources. The chapter […]

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Assessing Source Credibility for Crafting A Well-Informed Argument

reading to write, secondary source research, Volume 3 /

Kate Warrington, Natasha Kovalyova, and Cindy King Volume 3 Chapter Description This article walks students through how to use critical reading strategies to help them select credible sources for their research papers and helps them understand how critical reading assignments they may have completed earlier in the semester have prepared them for the difficult task

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Constructing Scholarly Ethos in the Writing Classroom

rhetorical appeals and argument, Volume 3 /

Kathleen J. Ryan Volume 3 Chapter Description This essay offers a more robust definition of ethos than the typical definition of credibility to teach students more about ethos. I define ethos as the strategic positioning of the rhetor in relationship to the audience and/or community and then discuss four interrelated parts of ethos that can

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Everything Changes, or Why MLA Isn’t (Always) Right

quotations, citations, and style, Volume 2 /

Janice R. Walker Volume 2 Chapter Description Citing sources for an academic writing project can seem a bit like trying to hit a moving target—the rules keep changing (they’re more like guidelines anyway). Teaching citation can be especially difficult, then, given multiple styles necessary for multiple disciplines and the occasional style changes; however, what doesn’t

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