The Bedford Reasearcher Chapter 15 Summary

William Hoffmann
English 102
5/12/14

The Bedford Researcher Chapter 15 Summary

       In chapter 15 of the Bedford Researcher, much of what was discussed was how to use your sources effectively and use them appropriately based on your writing situation. Once you have your sources it is good to establish purposes of the use of them. many include: introducing an argument, contrasting one, or provide evidence for your argument. There are many ways to present how you will describe the evidence you give, and based on your situation one may be better than the other. Many ways of presenting arguments include: aligning it with authority such as with a president or pope, define a concept, set a mood, provide an example, or qualify a point made. 

     There are many great ways to show an argument, however, a writer must format the actual quote or evidence properly in order for the argument to be valid. Providing attributions before, after or during a quote such as according to, suggested, or expressed can be not only effective but changes up the usual quotation format. Writers not only want to provide original attributions but also they want to quote strategically. Many such as partial quotations, complete quotations, and block quotations are great ways of quoting but again depends on the evidence to see which form of quotation would be the best. Quotations are not the only way of providing evidence, there is also paraphrasing, summarizing, and even summarizing in a group of sources. There are many ways of showing evidence but as long as you choose the right ones for your situation, you will have a nice paper.