Notes to Students on citing sources: FA 2016

How to Cite a TED Talk in MLA Format

Cite it as a lecture.  Here is an example.

Smith, John. “The Power of Baloney.” TED. Feb. 2012. Lecture. [web address]. [date accessed]

Where to find 2016 edition of the MLA handbook free 

http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/write/writesite/research/Documentation_PDFs/DOC_GUIDELINES_MLA_2016.pdf

Logical Fallacies Explained as One Would to a 5 Year Old 

I love ELI5’s because you really have to understand a concept to explain it so that other people can understand too.  If you can explain something to a child you really got it down.  Link here: https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/npkc7/eli5_all_the_common_logical_fallacies_that_you/

Regarding “N.p., n.d” etc. 

These usually indicate a student used an online citation generator.  These place markers were used sparingly in previous versions of MLA Handbook, and have been greatly reduced in use (or nearly eliminated(?)) in the 2016 edition.  If you do not know what something means or why to use it – ask a prof. or the Writing Center and if in doubt, leave it out.

Norton 2016 Ed  MLA handbook   http://tinyurl.com/j8d8lsa

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