Textual Evidence Mastery
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What is textual evidence?

  • Personal anecdotes shared by the author
  • Opinions expressed by experts
  • The position of the author in the text
  • Details given by the author to support claims (correct)
  • What are some characteristics of good evidence?

  • Irrelevant to the central point
  • Specific and concrete (correct)
  • Inaccurate and misleading
  • Vague and unclear
  • What are the 3 important ways of generating textual evidence?

  • Quotation, paraphrasing, and summarizing (correct)
  • Quotation, inference, and opinion
  • Copying word-for-word, summarizing, and inference
  • Paraphrasing, inference, and opinion
  • What is textual evidence?

    <p>Details given by the author to support claims</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some characteristics of good evidence?

    <p>Accurate and representative</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three important ways of generating textual evidence?

    <p>Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is textual evidence?

    <p>Details given by the author to support claims</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some characteristics of good evidence?

    <p>Unified, relevant, specific, concrete, and representative</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three important ways of generating textual evidence?

    <p>Quotation, paraphrasing, summarizing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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.

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    "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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