Question

You have found an excellent source for your essay on sleep deprivation, and this source contains all the information you need to support your claim. What are the best reasons to use additional sources as support in your essay? Select all that apply.

a) Using multiple sources demonstrates a more diverse and likely more accurate range of evidence.
b) Using multiple sources means that you have looked at research from multiple time periods.
c) Using multiple sources helps you develop your own original ideas for your essay.
d) Using multiple sources shows that you worked harder at writing your essay.

Answer 1

a) Using multiple sources demonstrates a more diverse and likely more accurate range of evidence.

Step-by-step explanation:

If you search multiple sources to support your essay, you will likely find evidence from different perspectives, that despite being different, arrive at somewhat similar conclusions. This will give more weight and authority to your essay.