College Composition / Unit 23 CMP 0570 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Your Voice and the Sources
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The idea
In a research paper, the writer's voice should lead and the sources should support it.
In practice
Students who lack confidence sometimes overuse quotations, creating a patchwork of other people's voices; the fix is to explain and analyze each source.
Where people slip
If a paragraph's sentences are mostly quotations, the writer's argument has disappeared.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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