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What is plagiarizing a quotation.
When you forget to add quotation marks around a quote.
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What is missing the parenthetical citation and/or authors last name.
Another argument is that “neurotransmitters—chemicals that brain cells use to communicate—are out of balance in depression” and that "depressive illnesses" are brain disorders.
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What is a stand alone quote with no signal phrase or parenthetical citation with authors last name.
“selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a type of drug that boosts the amount of serotonin hanging around in the brain. Serotonin is a brain chemical closely associated with mood”
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What is missing a signal phrase, parenthetical citation, and quotation marks.
In some ways, [prescribing an antidepressant] is the easiest thing to do... it's not that physicians aren't trying to do a good job, but the [medication] is an easy way to give someone relief.
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What is quotation marks, signal phrase, and parenthetical citation.
Three things needed in a quotation.
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What is plagiarizing
Using another's intellectual property without permission
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What is a paraphrase that is missing a parenthetical citation with authors last name.
An article on US News explains how mild depression seems to correlate more with people not wanting to be active, occasional lack of sleep, and an overall sense of feeling down.
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What is a signal phrase and parenthetical citation.
A doctor will usually conduct a serious of tests, questionnaires, physical exams, and interviews.
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What is: According to an article from the LA Times, "Saturn is having a moment, and you won't want to miss it. The ringed planet -- arguably the most beautiful in the solar system -- will reach opposition on Saturday" (Netburn).
From LA Times by Deborah Netburn. Quote this:
Saturn is having a moment, and you won't want to miss it. The ringed planet -- arguably the most beautiful in the solar system -- will reach opposition on Saturday. |
What is a parenthetical citation, has to be in your own words and usually have a signal phrase.
Three things needed in a paraphrase.
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What is plagiarizing a paraphrase.
When the text isn't changed enough to sound like your own words.
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What is missing a signal phrase.
"10 to 39: HDRS 18 or less (N=180; mild-to-moderate depression); HDRS 19 to 22 (N=255; severe); and HDRS 23 or greater (N=283; very severe)" ("Antidepressant Drug").
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What is missing a signal phrase and quotation marks.
…[It’s like] putting a Band-Aid on what might be a more serious and more complicated problem (qtd. in Moyer).
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According to an article from the LA Times, even though movies are easily accessible now, movie theaters that are playing older movies have currently shown to be successful (Sahagun).
LA TIMES, Louis Sahagun,
Paraphrase this: Returning old movies to theaters has become a surprisingly robust business in recent years, even in an era of jumbo home TVs and easy access to studio catalogs on DVD and Blu-ray. |
What is when the author's last name is in the signal phrase.
When a parenthetical citation is not needed.
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What is plagiarizing a quotation.
When the quote isn't exactly as it says from the original source.
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What is missing parenthetical citation with author's last name.
According an article on Amednews, one of the top three drugs that were prescribed in America according to a National Health Statistics Report done in 2010 were antidepressants, showing a total of 27 million Americans were given them.
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What is missing a signal phrase and parenthetical citation.
The results showed that the patients who had a "baseline HDRS score of 25 or greater" demonstrated that the antidepressants were slightly more effective than the placebo pills and had an even greater effect with patients that had a score greater than 27.
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What is: According to an article from the LA Times, "While isolation can be measured directly — by how many friends you have or how often you have contact with family — loneliness is more subjective" (Mohan).
LA Times, Geoffrey Mohan
Quote this: While isolation can be measured directly — by how many friends you have or how often you have contact with family — loneliness is more subjective. |
What is a block quote.
When a quotation is more than four lines, has no quotation marks and is indented.
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What is the authors last name.
What must always be in either the signal phrase or parenthetical citation.
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What is missing quotation marks.
An article on The Economist states that the kinds of antidepressants that are usually prescribed now are classified as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) (“Antidepressants Hope”).
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What is missing a signal phrase and quotation marks.
I was fine, until the Army docs decided to put me on Lexapro. I had never had an anxiety/panic attack in my life, I simply had a small case of social anxiety. (qtd. in “Antidepressant Medication”).
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What is: According to the Redford Williams, the director of the behavioral medical research center at Duke University, "There is something about not having social support [and] not acting through loneliness...that is contributing to mortality" (qtd. in Mo
LA TIMES, Mohan
Quote this, said by director of of behavioral medical research center at Duke University Redford Williams There is something about not having social support [and] not acting through loneliness...that is contributing to mortality. |
What is seeing Dr. Eisner and going to the Writing Center
Two things that every student SHOULD do before turning in their essay.
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