Reading Journal
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| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page | Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, pages.
Kate Warrington, Natasha Kovalyova, and Cindy King. “Assessing Source Credibility for Crafting a Well-Informed Argument.”Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, vol. 3, 2020,189-203. |
| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words | This article talks about who your audience is while writing and remembering your audience. Also as a reader to think about who is reading and ask if they are credible or not. To improve your credibility with your writing you need to make a good argument and present both sides. The authors give you strategies to consider while finding sources and how you should critically think while reading these sources. All strong arguments need support to back their argument up. I liked this article very much and I like how they used animal research as their example. This was an easy read which was nice. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. | “ One common mistake writers make is to represent only one side of an argument, which could make the audience believe that the author is either not knowledgeable about other possible arguments or not interested in these arguments.”(191).
“ credibility is not an innate quality. Credibility is established.”(194). |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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This relates to DasBenders article because both talk about how important it is to use critical thinking while reading a paper to establish credibility. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. | What are some of the strategies you will take from this article and use in your next paper? |