CLEP College Composition (chapter 3) Flashcards
purpose behind documenting the source of a statement (outside materials used in a work)
to build credibility/persuasiveness, provide readers with additional resources, and meet ethical requirements
documentation of sources should be noted when ideas are highly ________owing to their originality
distinctive
documentation of sources is needed when ideas are not commonly _______
known
documentation of sources is needed when ideas and facts are difficult to ______
verify
what are some aspects that contribute to the credibility of a source?
date (is it up to date?), edition (has it been edited through other additions that add up-to-date information?), type of source (primary coming straight from the author, secondary, etc)
what is the term for giving credit to the author for a fact included in a works?
citation
which citation style utilizes the authors name and date (example: Smith (2022))
APA
when is the term “et al” used
when there are 3-6 authors of a work and those authors have already been cited in a previous citation. Et al is used to show that there are other authors as well (“and others”)
which citation style utilizes the author’s last name and page numbers?
MLA
“et al” can be followed by the first authors name in MLA style if there are more than….
three authors
there are two different versions of the Chicago Citation style which include:
- notes and bibliography, and 2. author-date
notes and bibliography in a citation indicate that the citation will be found in a…
footnote (at the end of the sentence usually marked with a small number)
in the author-date system of Chicago style citations, what is included?
author’s name, date of publication, and page number (found in a separate reference page later on and in text)
abbreviation: chap
chapter
abbreviation: dir
director
abbreviation: diss
dissertation
abbreviation: doi
digital object identifier
