Question

Which is correct?

After reading a magazine article, you arrive at the idea that coffee grounds rubbed on a wart will make it go away.You decide to use that idea in your research paper.
1. documentation needed
2. no documentation needed
3. documentation optional

(Note: the second choice is not correct.)

Answer 1

Answer: 1. documentation needed

Step-by-step explanation:

Documentation. Both direct and indirect quotations are documented through parenthetical documentation. The writer should also cite the source of any statement for which he/she is indebted to the work of another. A student writer should cite the source of the information under the following conditions:

o The writer uses a direct quotation.

o The writer copies a table, chart, or other diagram.

o The writer summarizes a discussion in her own words.

o The writer constructs a diagram from data provided by others.

o The writer paraphrases an opinion that she has read rather than reached independently.

o The writer states specific information that cannot reasonably be considered common knowledge.

Answer 2

the correct answer is 1. since you will need to prove to people that it will work