13-Roles of Research Sources

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13-Roles of Research Sources

After reading the sections of this chapter, you should be able to answer the following questions:

What is the unstated expectation of most term papers and essays?
What are the rhetorical roles of research sources?
How should you use background sources in your research project?
What kinds of sources are generally used as exhibit or evidence? How should you use them in your research project?
What do argument sources provide in your research project?
What is the role of method, or theory, sources, and how should you use them?

This chapter is adapted from 13-Roles of Research Sources in Choosing & Using Sources: A Guide to Academic Research by Teaching & Learning, University Libraries.

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After reading the sections of this chapter, you should be able to answer the following questions:

 	What is the unstated expectation of most term papers and essays?
 	What are the rhetorical roles of research sources?
 	How should you use background sources in your research project?
 	What kinds of sources  are generally used as exhibit or evidence? How should you use them in your research project?
 	What do argument sources provide in your research project?
 	What is the role of method, or theory, sources, and how should you use them?

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