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What is textual evidence?
Details given by the author to support claims
What are some characteristics of good evidence?
Specific and concrete
What are the 3 important ways of generating textual evidence?
Quotation, paraphrasing, and summarizing
What is textual evidence?
Details given by the author to support claims
What are some characteristics of good evidence?
Accurate and representative
What are the three important ways of generating textual evidence?
Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing
What is textual evidence?
Details given by the author to support claims
What are some characteristics of good evidence?
Unified, relevant, specific, concrete, and representative
What are the three important ways of generating textual evidence?
Quotation, paraphrasing, summarizing
Study Notes
Understanding Textual Evidence
- Textual evidence refers to quotes, passages, or phrases extracted from a text to support an argument, claim, or analysis.
- Good evidence typically exhibits the following characteristics: • Relevance: directly supports the claim or argument • Specificity: provides detailed and concrete information • Sufficient: adequate in quantity and quality to support the claim • Representative: accurately represents the text as a whole •Objective: unbiased and neutral, avoiding personal opinions or feelings
Generating Textual Evidence
- There are three important ways to generate textual evidence: • Quoting: directly citing a phrase, sentence, or passage from the text to support an argument or claim. • Paraphrasing: restating a passage or idea in one's own words, maintaining the original meaning. • Summarizing: condensing a larger section of text into a concise summary, highlighting the main points.
"Test Your Textual Evidence Knowledge: Learn to Identify and Analyze Supporting Details in Writing!" Take this quiz to enhance your understanding of textual evidence and how it is used to support arguments in written works. Sharpen your skills by identifying and analyzing examples of evidence in various texts. This quiz is perfect for students, writers, and anyone looking to improve their critical reading and analysis abilities.
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