Comments on: 6 Tips for Better Source Citations http://www.austinrhetoricclub.org/2009/01/6-tips-for-better-source-citations/ A Christian family speech and debate club. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:43:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Brian http://www.austinrhetoricclub.org/2009/01/6-tips-for-better-source-citations/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Brian Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:48:54 +0000 http://www.austinrhetoricclub.org/?p=356#comment-223 If the person's credentials come from the organization, don't bother to quote them. Alex, there is a lot of truth in what you say, but I want to encourage you in one thing: your primary role isn't to out-do the other team, but to convince the judge. So, don't focus as much on strategies to not attract arguments, but on what will communicate on the judge's level. "Heritage Foundation" sounds much better than "Joe Hammer, a Senior Analyst at the Heritage Foundation" to a judge. And it takes less time. Source indictments, honestly, are USUALLY trivial and easy to push off. So, CATO accepts money from Tobacco companies. Yeah.... so? Most of the time, you don't make a big deal, the judge won't, as long as the source is saying something reasonable. I will add that there is another exception to the organization thing. If you have a decision between quoting Emeritus Professor DePak Lal, Ph.D., and CATO, go with Lal. ><> Brian If the person’s credentials come from the organization, don’t bother to quote them.

Alex, there is a lot of truth in what you say, but I want to encourage you in one thing: your primary role isn’t to out-do the other team, but to convince the judge. So, don’t focus as much on strategies to not attract arguments, but on what will communicate on the judge’s level.

“Heritage Foundation” sounds much better than “Joe Hammer, a Senior Analyst at the Heritage Foundation” to a judge. And it takes less time.

Source indictments, honestly, are USUALLY trivial and easy to push off. So, CATO accepts money from Tobacco companies. Yeah…. so? Most of the time, you don’t make a big deal, the judge won’t, as long as the source is saying something reasonable.

I will add that there is another exception to the organization thing. If you have a decision between quoting Emeritus Professor DePak Lal, Ph.D., and CATO, go with Lal.

><> Brian

]]> By: AlexM http://www.austinrhetoricclub.org/2009/01/6-tips-for-better-source-citations/comment-page-1/#comment-222 AlexM Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:52:22 +0000 http://www.austinrhetoricclub.org/?p=356#comment-222 I disagree that it is better to cite the organization than the specific person. Organizations, like Cato Institute, are a lot easier to source indict than a specific person(unless that person has really bad credentials). I disagree that it is better to cite the organization than the specific person. Organizations, like Cato Institute, are a lot easier to source indict than a specific person(unless that person has really bad credentials).

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