Building Arguments

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APA QUIZ

Look at this reference. What kind of material is being referenced below?

 

Tiziani, A. (2013). Havard’s nursing guide to drugs (9th ed.). Chatswood, Australia: Elsevier Australia.

1. web page
2. book chapter
3. book
4. journal article

Look at this reference. What kind of material is being referenced?

Schirm, V. (2013). Quality of life. In I. M. Lubkin & P. D. Larsen (Eds.), Chronic illness: impact and interventions (8th ed., pp. 183-206). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

1. book chapter
2. book
3. web page
4. journal article

Look at this reference. What kind of material is being referenced?

Tan, A. C. W., Emmerton, L. M. & Hattingh, H. L. (2012). Issues with medication supply and management in a rural community in Queensland. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 20(3), 138-143. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1584.2012.01269.x

1. web page
2. book
3. book chapter
4. journal article

Look at this reference. What kind of material is being referenced?

 

Better Health Channel. (2012). Body image and diets. Retrieved from http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Body_image_a nd_diets?open

1. web page
2. book chapter
3. journal article
4. book

When you list your references at the end of your work, you should:

1. have separate lists for journals, books, websites
2. have one long list arranged alphabetically by author, and thereafter chronologically, starting with the earliest date
3. have one long list for all your references arranged alphabetically by author

For a journal article reference what should be italicised?

1. the author’s name
2. the title of the article
3. the page numbers
4. journal name and volume

Is this a correct in-text citation? True or False?

Thwaites (2007, p. 151) argued that ‘Psychoanalysis is…..’

1. true
2. false

Look at this reference. Is this a complete book reference?

Daly, J., Speedy, S & Jackson, D Contexts of nursing: An introduction, (4th ed.). Chatswood, Australia: Elsevier Australia.

1. true
2. false

The year of publication is missing.

This is an incomplete reference. The edition and the place of publication are missing. Choose the correctly punctuated format for the missing information from the choices below.

 

McMurray, A. & Clendon, J. (2011). Community health and wellness: Primary healthcare in practice edition place/city Mosby Elsevier.

1. (4th ed.). Chatswood, Australia:
2. 4th ed. Chatswood, Australia
3. 4th edition, Chatswood, Australia:
4. (4th ed.). Chatswood, Australia

This is an incomplete reference. What is missing?

Whelan, S., & Wright, D. J. (2013). Health services use and lifestyle choices of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Social Science & Medicine, 1-12.

1. journal name
2. page numbers
3. volume, issue number and DOI
4. volume and issue number

Test Yourself

http://www2.eit.ac.nz/library/APA%20Interactive/ReferenceListBook1.htm

Argument or Explanation?
I thought I recognized the first guest on The Daily Show yesterday because it turns out he’s the brother of someone I work with.

1. argument
2. explanation

Explanation: “because” introduces the reason why I thought I recognized him.

Argument or Explanation?
The events in Iran are encouraging because they indicate that the theocratic regime is losing its stability to some degree.

1. argument
2. explanation

Argument. “because” introduces the premise.

Argument or Explanation?
Whenever you see “so” you should pause long enough to consider whether it is introducing a conclusion or whether it is doing something else, because it has so many other uses too.

1. argument
2. explanation

Argument.

Premise: “So” has so many uses.

Conclusion: So whenever you see “so,” you should check for an argument.

Argument or explanation?
The percentage of babies born slightly early has been increasing steadily for more than a decade and is now at an all-time high. The increase is driven by a combination of social and medical trends, including the older age of many mothers, rising use of fertility treatments, and the decision by more women to choose when they will deliver.

1. argument
2. explanation

Argument or Explanation?
If I were the Democrats, the last thing I would do is really try to mobilize these folks as a political force…because I think some of this is a real unhappiness with the whole business of politicizing religion,” said Mark Silk, Director of the Greenwood Center.

1. argument
2. explanation

Argument. Note that the conclusion is a conditional statement.