| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page | Warrington, Kovalyova, King. “Assessing Source Credibility for Crafting a Well-Informed Argument.” Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, Volume 3, 2020, pgs 189-203. |
| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words | This article “Assessing Source Credibility for Crafting a Well-Informed Argument” by Kate Warrington, Natasha Kovalyova, and Cindy King, demonstrates how to use “critical writing strategies” to help pick out credible sources for the purpose of one’s writing. The authors do this by explaining the use of critical thinking, logos, ethos, and pathos when deciding whether or not a source is credible. “To make that determination, it’s time to be as picky as possible, scrutinizing the structure of their argument (logos), their motives and agendas (ethos), and their fair use of emotional appeals (pathos). “ This article did a great job explaining things in a way that it was easy to understand and not have to read over and over to comprehend. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. | Logos- Argument
Ethos- Motives, and agendas Pathos- fair use of emotional appeals |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research? | It connects to other articles we have read because it explains how to improve your essay. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. | How do you use ethos, pathos, and logos when deciding what sources to use when constructing your research paper? |