1. Evidence & Research Jeffrey Miller Marist School 2015 Georgia Debate Institutes

2. Goals of the Lecture 1)What is evidence? 2)Why is evidence important? 3)How to successfully research? J. Miller (2015)

3. WHAT IS EVIDENCE? J. Miller (2015)

4. What is Evidence? The starting point for every argument Arguments have three components – –Claim –Data –Warrant All are and should be supported by evidence. J. Miller (2015)

5. Functions of Evidence Descriptive Predictive Normative J. Miller (2015)

6. Good Evidence Qualified Comparative Conclusive J. Miller (2015)

7. WHY IS EVIDENCE IMPORTANT? J. Miller (2015)

8. Necessities Created by PF Speech times are short – therefore efficiency is key. Evidence gives you efficient ways to make arguments. Topics are vague and require you to learn something new J. Miller (2015)

9. Huge Advantages Topic Knowledge Easiest Place to Improve Your Speaking Easiest Place to Improve Argumentation J. Miller (2015)

10. HOW DO YOU SUCCESSFULLY RESEARCH? J. Miller (2015)

11. Hierarchy of Research Books Scholarly Journals Online Journals Government Documents Major Papers Blogs? News Aggregates J. Miller (2015)

12. Guide to Searches There is no secret search term Begin with broad terms of art Work towards precise terms – keep a list of these terms Terms need to change to fit purpose J. Miller (2015)

13. Seven Keys to Research 1.Skim articles quickly 2.Keep your ideas in one place 3.Follow up on sources they cite 4.Read specific authors 5.Find qualifications 6.Cite stuff as you go 7.Know preferred search engine J. Miller (2015)

14. Seven Keys to Research 1.Skim articles quickly 2.Keep your ideas in one place 3.Follow up on sources they cite 4.Read specific authors 5.Find qualifications 6.Cite stuff as you go 7.Know preferred search engine J. Miller (2015)

15. Google Tips Use Boolean search terms 1.AND, OR, W/ 2.“quotations” 3.filetype:pdf Remember, keep a list of keywords J. Miller (2015)

16. Cutting Tips Follow up on sources they cite! J. Miller (2015)

17. Unlock PDF’s Locked pdf’s prevent copy and pasting… Unlock pdf’s at: http://www.pdfunlock.com/ J. Miller (2015)

18. Copy/Paste Error When PDF’s don’t copy/paste – use OneNote! Directions: 1)Open OneNote 2)Insert -> Screen Clipping 3)Clip the paragraph from the Image (it will auto paste into one note) 4)Right click the pasted image – click on Copy Text from image 5)You can now F2 into your Word J. Miller (2015)