chapter 15

Chaper 15

The Bedford states different ways to clarify your purpose and to set the mood. All the sources you have come a crossed will help you to carefully persuade your reader to side with you. You might what to use a quotation, paraphrase or even summarize the source you have ultimately found. Some sources may only be useful for the illustrations or maybe you have found a video clip, or even a study with graphs and charts. Either way these are all sources and it’s how you use them that count. Sometimes you might want to inform the reader of a disagreement that comes up often within you issue or topic. Just make sure when quoting, paraphrasing, or summarizing you don’t forget to quote the author. The Bedford suggest that if you want to take a more emotional approach then try using quotes, if its something very complex its might be better to paraphrase or summarize. The more proof you have to back your argument up the better the chance the reader is to side with you.

 Always provide evidence.  An excellent way to do this is by using authority with in your matter. Find a scientist, a politician or even a religious figure to quote that follows the ideas and beliefs you are trying to convey to your reader. This is also called using someone else’s creditability.  The  Bedford gives examples of some common attributions words.

 According to       acknowledged  affirmed              alleged asked    asserted              assumed              believed                claimed                commented       confirmed           declared              denied  described            disputed              emphasized                expressed           inquired               interpreted        mused  noted    observed             pointed out        remarked                reported              said        stated   suggested           thought                wondered           wrote