{"id":130,"date":"2017-06-19T22:55:27","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T22:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/olemiss-writing100\/chapter\/building-credibility-through-source-integration\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T20:01:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T20:01:45","slug":"building-credibility-through-source-integration","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/olemiss-writing100\/chapter\/building-credibility-through-source-integration\/","title":{"raw":"Building Credibility through Source Integration","rendered":"Building Credibility through Source Integration"},"content":{"raw":"Well-integrated sources build credibility in several ways. \u00a0First, the source material adds evidence and support to your argument, making it more persuasive. \u00a0Second, the signal phrase highlights the reputation and qualifications of the source, thereby adding to the source material\u2019s credibility. \u00a0Third, effective citation makes it easy for your reader to find and investigate the original source, building your credibility as a trustworthy writer. \u00a0Finally, your thorough explanation of the source\u2019s relevance to your argument demonstrates your critical thinking and reasoning, another avenue to increased credibility.\r\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\r\n<h3>real students writing<\/h3>\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2298 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2097\/2017\/06\/19225525\/Credibility-Annotated-Paragraph-Revised-1024x617.png\" alt=\"Download link for accessible PDF is below this image.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"617\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1716\/2017\/06\/01194243\/Credibility-Annotated-Paragraph-Revised.pdf\">Download the PDF<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nIn this activity, you\u2019ll examine the use of signal phrases, direct quotations from an outside source, citation, and explanation of relevance to consider how well the writer\u2019s source integration builds credibility.\r\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\r\n<h3>do I get this? Recognizing credibility<\/h3>\r\nAnswer the following questions about building credibility through integrating sources.\r\n<iframe title=\"101.10.4 Recognizing Credibility\" src=\"https:\/\/h5p.tcwms.org\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=h5p_embed&amp;id=47\" width=\"959\" height=\"565\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/h5p.tcwms.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/h5p\/h5p-php-library\/js\/h5p-resizer.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<p>Well-integrated sources build credibility in several ways. \u00a0First, the source material adds evidence and support to your argument, making it more persuasive. \u00a0Second, the signal phrase highlights the reputation and qualifications of the source, thereby adding to the source material\u2019s credibility. \u00a0Third, effective citation makes it easy for your reader to find and investigate the original source, building your credibility as a trustworthy writer. \u00a0Finally, your thorough explanation of the source\u2019s relevance to your argument demonstrates your critical thinking and reasoning, another avenue to increased credibility.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\n<h3>real students writing<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2298 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2097\/2017\/06\/19225525\/Credibility-Annotated-Paragraph-Revised-1024x617.png\" alt=\"Download link for accessible PDF is below this image.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"617\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1716\/2017\/06\/01194243\/Credibility-Annotated-Paragraph-Revised.pdf\">Download the PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In this activity, you\u2019ll examine the use of signal phrases, direct quotations from an outside source, citation, and explanation of relevance to consider how well the writer\u2019s source integration builds credibility.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\n<h3>do I get this? 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