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This assignment discusses the importance of personal responsibility. It evaluates the reliability of sources used in an essay on personal responsibility, and how they support the thesis. It is for the Gen 200 module.
What's inside
- Reliability of sources
- Relevance of sources
- Recency of sources
- Bias in sources
- Strengthening the essay with sources
- Avoiding unreliable sources
Who it is for: Students taking the Gen 200 module. (Undergraduate)
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Summary
Academic writing is a skill that students need. Personal responsibility is a possible subject. Students learn what makes a source reliable and relevant. They consider how a source's bias might affect its message.
Choosing Reliable Sources
Sources from .com, .org and .edu websites are considered. The age of the source and the author's reputation are important. Credibility and relevance are key to a good source.
Understanding Bias In Sources
Bias can come from a source's political views. The Heritage Foundation and Brookings Institute are examples. Bias might affect how a reader understands the message.
Evaluating Sources
A student should consider whether sources strengthen or weaken an essay. Sources should back up the thesis statement. They should be credible and reliable.
Personal Responsibility
Personal responsibility is about taking deliberate action. It involves foreseeing consequences. It is about taking responsibility for one's own actions.
Key terms
- reliable sources
- Sources that are credible and relevant.
- credibility
- The quality of being trusted and believed in.
- bias
- The tendency to support one side of an argument.
- thesis statement
- The main argument of an essay.
- personal responsibility
- Taking deliberate action and foreseeing consequences.
- relevance
- The quality of being closely connected or appropriate.
Questions this document helps with
- How do you choose reliable sources for your academic writing?
- What is bias, and how does it affect academic writing?
- How do you evaluate whether a source strengthens your essay?
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