Chapter 15

Chapter 15's main idea is effectively communicating and using your sources correctly. Instead of stating what could be an opinion or even if it is, using well placed quotations from authority figures can help suede people in your favor. Contrasts and highlight the different arguments and idea's of your subject. Making sure to provide evidence is very important to gain the trust and side of your readers. Make sure your evidence can be supported. Set the mood by using impact-full quotations and amplify/qualify your points. The next part in the chapter talks about the ways to integrate your sources in drafts. Quoting strategically helps by giving your reader a feeling on the topic you're trying to get across.  Different ways of modifying quotations and how you put them together are the main point this part of the chapter gets across to the reader. Summarizing allows the writer a clear statement of information about sources written in their own words. Writers can also summarize sources in a group which allows more authority to the issue you want to get across to the reader. Presenting numerical information, images, audio, video, and animations can help make the document more interesting and effective for the reader. The next part of the chapter goes over the importance of documenting your sources and ways to do it including choosing a documenting system.