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TIL I was citing a banned source for months in my poli sci class
Last semester in my Intro to American Gov class at University of Oregon, I kept using a think tank report for my papers. The professor never said anything until I turned in my final draft and she flagged it as a banned source. Turns out the website was listed as a hate group by the SPLC and I had no idea. How do you guys check if a source is actually allowed before you start writing?
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brooke7129d ago
Got caught in the same trap myself last year with a foreign policy website that looked super legit. I started checking my sources against my university library's approved list before I even open them now. Saved me a ton of headache when my prof actually thanked me for doing the legwork ahead of time.
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calebw5029d ago
A buddy of mine did the same thing with climate data sites.
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