Why We Need to Cite Previous Scholars and Researchers: The 8 Rhetoric Reasons
This document outlines 8 rhetoric reasons for citing previous scholars and researchers in a presentation given by Wycliff Edwin Tusiime. The reasons are: 1) Citations acknowledge intellectual property rights and defend against plagiarism. 2) Citations show respect to previous scholars by recognizing history. 3) Citations serve as reading guides. 4) Citations establish an intellectual network and project what the author perceives as relevant work. 5) Citations create a space for new research by describing what has been done. 6) Citations demonstrate that the author qualifies as a member of their scholarly community. 7) Citations are tools of persuasion that give statements more authority. 8) Citations operate as a mutual reward system rather
Why We Need to Cite Previous Scholars and Researchers: The 8 Rhetoric Reasons
- 1. Why We Need to Cite Previous Scholars and Researchers: The 8 Rhetoric Reasons Presentation by: Wycliff Edwin Tusiime Researcher: Vocational Teacher Education Oslo & Akershus University College, Norway March, 2013
- 2. Citations are used to recognize and acknowledge the intellectual property rights of authors. They are a matter of ethics and a defense against plagiarism (Swales & Freak, 2009).
- 3. Citations are used to show respect to previous to previous scholars. They recognize the history of the field by acknowledging previous achievements (Swales & Freak, 2009).
- 4. Citations are reading guides; they point the reader to the relevant works (Swales & Freak, 2009).
- 5. Citations project what the writer perceives to be the relevant work; they establish an intellectual network (White, 2001)
- 6. Citations are used to create a research space for the citing author. By describing what has been done, citations point the way to what has not been done and so prepare a space for new research (Swales, 1990)
- 7. Citations are used to demonstrate that the author qualifies as a member of the chosen scholarly community; citations are used to demonstrate familiarity with the field (Bavelas, 1978)
- 8. Citations are tools of persuasion; we use them to give statements greater authority (Gilbert, 1977).
- 9. Citations operate as a kind of mutual reward system. Rather than pay other authors money for their contributions, writers pay them in citations (Ravetz, 1971)
- 10. Discussion a) Which of these 8 Rhetoric reasons presented contribute the least to your understanding of citation use? b) What simple, straight forward answer would you choose from the 8 reasons presented and why?