Rules for Using Evidence Ethically

          Callie Ogilvie, Elliott Crawford, Carolynn Dahlfors

           1)      Don’t lie.

      When you’re trying to prove a point in an argument tell the truth. There’s no need to lie about something when you will probably just be found out later. More than likely someone that’s either listening or reading your argument will know that you’re not being the honest.

2)      Don’t rely on your personal experiences too much.

Something that personally happened to you can be very effective, especially when it comes to    the emotional part of the argument, but if that’s your only evidence then you apparently either your  argument is faulty or you just need to find something else to use as evidence too.

3)      Use material that firmly supports your point.

If you’re trying to argue that a duck can float on water then there’s no need to bring up the                  fact that Barack Obama is the president. You need to find papers and articles that talk about your subject clearly and thoroughly.

4)      Don’t take a source out of context.

Whenever you are quoting a text from another source you need to use it the right way.

Include the sentences around it if you have to, because more than likely people won’t know

what else the article says and they’ll have to assume for themselves. Plus you don’t need to be

using the text in any other way than it was originally intended.

5)      Don’t use patchwork writing.

Let us know what you think! Don’t use other people’s ideas the for your entire paper. The whole point is to let us know what your take on this argument is and for you to have your chance to prove something.