Chapter 15 - Using Sources Effectively

Throughout Chapter 15, we learn how to use our sources effectively to guide our readers through our paper and  how to make our ideas, contrasting or agreeing with that source, clear. Three main questions are answered in order to make the topic more clear. How can I use sources to accomplish my purposes as a writer? How can I integrate sources into my draft? How should I document my sources? The book goes over the effectiveness of your sources when you fully understand them and your topic relating to them. The book states that "Depending on the point you want to make, some types of evidence might be more effective then others." Making the importance of knowing how to clearing support your sources and, how to build off them to further your paper, very clear. The book also talked about being able to "quote strategically". Meaning that a good quote put in the right place could add a lot to your paper.  This chapter was helpful because it really did show that it is possible to back up your augment with someone else's words. This is a important skill to have when incorporating sources into a paper that needs a little bit more authority.