Now more than ever, there's a need to be ruthlessly discerning when you're searching for credible sources. Here are some criteria that can help make sure your web sources are truthful, objective, and authoritative.
Monday, January 11, 2010
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Inductive Reasoning
When induction and deduction are used carefully, they're likely to yield something very powerful: the truth!
Monday, January 4, 2010
Thesis
There it is again, that annoying word: Thesis. Every teacher seems to use it, but what exactly does it mean, and how can you be sure to write a good one?
Paraphrasing
Everyone knows how to paraphrase, right? Putting it "in your own words" is all there is to it, isn't it? Actually, paraphrasing an original passage is an easy thing to do poorly! Here are some easy ways to do it well.
Summary
Chances are, you've been writing summaries since the third grade, so why's your college instructor making you write one too? Turns out, the summary is the basic building block of writing. Mastering it will give you the foundation you need to do more sophisticated writing and research later on.
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