Quoting Activity

Graff(2011) They say I say.


This book shows the ways how to produce an effective argument. It requires not only to summarize what "they say" but by quoting their exact words. While using others' text, you must make sure they are strongly related to your topic. Like Graff states "Be careful not to select quotations just for the sake of demonstrating that you've read the author's work; you need to make sure they support your own argument"(pp. 42). Graff's point is that people should always pay attention if the text you are quoting is appropriate to your own argument. It's unnecessary to quote text which is not supporting your own topic.

Graff is also arguing "Finding relevant quotations is only part of your job; you also need to present them in a way that makes their relevance and meaning clear to your readers"(pp. 44). This statement seems to be important whenever writing a research. It's important that readers see why you are showing this quotation and why is it relevant to your topic. For example if you didn't present the quotations, readers would get confused what is the purpose of these.