book name: Conspiracy Theories Uscinski and Parent – American Conspiracy Theories, 2014
Uscinski and Parent ACT chs. 1, 2, 3, 4,5,6
i dont have the book.
Do not use the author’s name or the article’s title in your summary; neither of these provides much information to the reader about the substance of the work. Simply put, do not describe the contents of the article, summarize the substance.
For example, avoid;
Dina Shairo, author of “The Epidemic,” argues that irrational fears about the AIDS virus affected the vote on Initiative 604.
Insead, try this:
Did irrational fears drive the voting on Initiative 604?
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Irrational fears drove the voting on Initiative 604.
Others to avoid:
Shapiro concludes by saying…
Shapiro also states…
The article then goes on to argue that …
When you finish writing each paragraph, go back and cut out unnecessary words. We will spend time on this in class, but for now, cut.