When constructing an argument, remember that you are entering a conversation and therefore need to start with ___________________ and then introduce your own ideas as a response.

Why is it important to address objections fairly in academic writing?

Jessie finds a news article on the SIRS Issues Researcher database and wants to use this source. She can’t find all the information needed to cite it so she clicks on “Cite” in the red oval. She checks that the citation style is “MLA 9,” which is the most recent edition of MLA. Then, she copies and pastes this information into her works cited page. She sees in her works cited page the bibliographic information as it is presented below. What needs to be fixed? Watson, Adria. “State May Urge Cellphone Bans in Schools.” Boston Globe, 05/25 2023. ProQuest; SIRS Issues Researcher, http://kidd.blinn.edu:2048/login?url= https://explore.proquest.com/sirsissuesresearcher/document/2825606057?accountid=7015.

What is the following an example of?   Working thesis: Animal testing should be banned because it is bad science and doesn’t contribute to biomedical advances. Most animals don’t serve as good models for the human body. Drug therapies can have vastly different effects on different species—ninety two percent of all drugs shown to be effective in animal tests fail in human trials. Some of the largest biomedical research methods—tissue engineering and computer modeling—don’t use animals. Animal studies are not scientifically necessary.

Which of the following is NOT a strategy for drafting an introduction?

Extra Credit 3. Which of the following is NOT a form of plagiarism?

Which of the following would NOT be an appropriate thesis statement for a rhetorical analysis paper?

Which of the following is a strategy for drafting conclusions?

In academic writing, what does it mean to synthesize a source into your writing? 

Which of the questions should you ask when putting your working thesis to the “So what?” test?