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Which of the following best describes referencing?
Which of the following best describes referencing?
- Using your own ideas without any external sources
- Copying and pasting information from other sources without giving credit
- Creating a list of sources you have cited (correct)
- Making up sources for your report
What is the purpose of referencing?
What is the purpose of referencing?
- To give credit for someone's thinking, writing or research (correct)
- To make your report longer
- To plagiarize someone else's work
- To confuse the reader
Why is it important to attribute every piece of material you use to its original author in technical writing?
Why is it important to attribute every piece of material you use to its original author in technical writing?
- To make your report look more professional
- To avoid plagiarism (correct)
- To hide the sources you used
- To make your report longer
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of referencing?
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of referencing?
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What is the main reason for attributing every piece of material used to its original author in technical writing?
What is the main reason for attributing every piece of material used to its original author in technical writing?
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What is the benefit of referencing in making your ideas and arguments clear to the reader?
What is the benefit of referencing in making your ideas and arguments clear to the reader?
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