In the article "Annoying Ways People Use Sources", Kyle D. Stedman references a situation that we are all familiar with to compare to poor citations: terrible drivers. He uses this comparison to show that readers will see a quoted citation like a slow driver, either careless or not even knowing what they're doing. One of the things that the author mentions as being annoying is inserting quotations without even introducing the reference to begin with and starting or ending paragraphs with a quote. I am very guilty of that kind of annoyance and this article really helped point out that this would make it difficult for some of my readers to pay attention to the actual content rather than being bothered by poor citation techniques.
Sophia Fundora The text "Really Responding" surprised me in the way that Richard Straub claimed that putting forth maximum effort when peer reviewing someone else's paper could make you an even better writer. He emphasizes the importance of writing comments within the margarines and summarizing the paper in your own words. I believe that this strategy mentioned could be very helpful not only for the person who's paper your reviewing but for yourself as well. It helps the writer see how the audience would perceive their paper and what they need to work on. It helps the reviewer by enhancing their comprehension skills and applying their own comments on their own paper as well. I also believe his strategy of taking the stage of drafting in to consideration when peer reviewing could be very helpful. For example, Straub mentions how if it's a first or rough draft, try not to deal with all the editing at once but instead focus on the large picture like the focus, con...
I am also guilty of not setting up the stage for quotations, so I will be sure to correct this as well in my paper.
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