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How many references do you think I should put in my writing?
How many have you got?
uh... two
one for the supporting points and one for the opposing ones
How many paragraphs have you got in the body of the writing?
um...
six; three for, and three against
I think you need more references
Why?
you need to show the range of opinions in the field of the subject
if academic's agree
you need to show that lots of authors agree
but if the topic its controversial you need to show that it's not just one weirdo
who disagrees with everyone else
so you need to cite a number of authors on each side
How do I find these references?
look in the reference list
at the end of the sources you have read
and find people whose names come up frequently
then search for their recent articles
if you're using online sources
it often just takes one click ... okay
so how many do I need?
one for each point you're making
or piece of evidence that you give in your paragraphs
let's have a look at your writing
here it is
okay
I can see some quotes
you need to reference all of those
no problem
I can check in my notes
and these statistics
they need a reference
okay
I know where I got those
What about these supporting arguments?
they are mostly summaries of stuff I read
and a couple of paraphrases
okay
they need to be referenced too
so, that's about one or two references per paragraph?
yes
paragraphs where you synthesise will usually have at least two ... it's going to take some
time to do all these references
I use a referencing program
it lets me
bookmark webpages, search them, and create properly formatted references for me
it's much faster than doing it on paper
paper is so old-fashioned!
I've sent you a link
thanks
and don't include the word "cute" in your message though!
Why?
I filter those straight into trash!
you mean
all the cute kitten and panda videos I sent you, you've never watched?
I thought you liked those!