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Supporting a Thesis, Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism, Nicole Chacón -…

- - - - If readers are unfamiiliar with a concept, it helps to:
        
        Define.
        
        Explain.
      - If your argument depends on a term with multiple meanings, it helps to:
        
        Explain the use of the term.
      - Quoting or paraphrasing a source helps defining terms and concepts in accesible language.
    - - Expert opinion can add weight and credibility to your argument. State your ideas in your own words and cite.
    - - Do not ignore sources that seem contrary to your position.
        
        Give voice to opposing points of view before you counter them.
    - - To support generalization or to establish the importance of your topic use facts and statistics.
    - - When you develop your points.back up your assertions with facts, examples, and evidence from your research.
- - - - It should not be a fact or description.
    - - . If your thesis is too broad, explore a subtopic of your original topic.
      - If your thesis is too narrow, pose a research question that has more than one answer.
    - - Use concrete language and make sure your thesis lets readers know your position.
    - - Ask yourself why readers should care about your thesis.
      - If your thesis matters to you, your readers are more likely to find your ideas engaging.
- - - - Enclose them in quotation marks.
    - - That the language is your own.
  - - - You must restate the source’s meaning using your own language.
    - - Using the author’s phrases in your own sentences without quotation marks.
      - Plugging synonyms into the author’s sentence structure.
      - To avoid plagiarizing an author’s language:
        
        Resist the temptation to look at the source while you are summarizing or paraphrasing.
        
        After you have read the passage you want to paraphrase, set the source aside.
        
        Ask yourself, “What is the author’s meaning?”.
        
        Return to the source and check that you haven’t used the author’s language.
        
        When you understand the writer’s meaning, you can easily and accurately present those ideas in your own words.
- - - - Christian Tapia.