Question

Think back on the terms including: validity, credibility, summary, paraphrasing, quoting, and plagiarism. Define each one with an example provided in the reading, in the supplemental information. The post should have the word, definition, then example.

Answer 1

1.Validity is the extent to which a concept, conclusion or measurement is well-founded and likely corresponds accurately to the real world.

2. Credibility comprises the objective and subjective components of the believability of a source or message.

3. a brief statement or account of the main points of something

4. A paraphrase is a restatement of the meaning of a text or passage using other words

5.quoting is repeating or copying out (a group of words from a text or speech)

6.Plagiarism is the representation of another author's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions as one's own original work