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Common Problems

Common Problems. You didn’t put any effort into your research. Good research is more than just collecting the minimum number of sources. The quality of your sources and where you find them matters. Without reliable sources, you might as well be writing fiction. Common Problems.

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Common Problems

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  1. Common Problems You didn’t put any effort into your research. Good research is more than just collecting the minimum number of sources. The quality of your sources and where you find them matters. Without reliable sources, you might as well be writing fiction.

  2. Common Problems You didn’t actually read the sources.

  3. Common Problems You missed obvious, easily accessible sources.

  4. Common Problems Your only primary sources are photos.

  5. Common Problems You didn’t use any primary/secondary sources.

  6. Common Problems You took things out of context. “Remember the ladies…” -Abigail Adams

  7. Common Problems You used less scholarly research. OR OR

  8. Common Problems You only used Internet research.

  9. It’s not all on the Internet… In a 2007 New York Times article, the National Archives estimated that less than 1% of its text records had been digitized.

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