1. Using Evidence YOU MUST QUOTE YOUR SOURCES.
Bad = “Like, 70% of all people believe this thing.”
Good = “According to Dr. Robert Putnam and other researchers at Harvard University, in a social benchmarking study conducted in 2001, Charlotte, NC ranked next to last in levels of social and interracial trust out of the 40 U.S. communities surveyed. Which means that…”

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YOU MUST QUOTE YOUR SOURCES.
Bad = “Like, 70% of all people believe this thing.”
Good = “According to Dr. Robert Putnam and other researchers at Harvard University, in a social benchmarking study conducted in 2001, Charlotte, NC ranked next to last in levels of social and interracial trust out of the 40 U.S. communities surveyed. Which means that…”

3. Using Evidence YOU MUST QUOTE YOUR SOURCES.
Bad = “Like, 70% of all people believe this thing.”
Good = “According to Dr. Robert Putnam and other researchers at Harvard University, in a social benchmarking study conducted in 2001, Charlotte, NC ranked next to last in levels of social and interracial trust out of the 40 U.S. communities surveyed. Which means that…”
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4. Using Evidence YOU MUST QUOTE YOUR SOURCES.
Bad = “Like, 70% of all people believe this thing.”
Good = “According to Dr. Robert Putnam and other researchers at Harvard University, in a social benchmarking study conducted in 2001, Charlotte, NC ranked next to last in levels of social and interracial trust out of the 40 U.S. communities surveyed. Which means that…”
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5. Using Evidence YOU MUST QUOTE YOUR SOURCES.
Bad = “Like, 70% of all people believe this thing.”
Good = “According to Dr. Robert Putnam and other researchers at Harvard University, in a social benchmarking study conducted in 2001, Charlotte, NC ranked next to last in levels of social and interracial trust out of the 40 U.S. communities surveyed. Which means that…”
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