Signal Phrasing and Academic Moves

Signal Phrasing and Academic Moves

  1. Lukianoff/Haidt state, “According to the most-basic tenets of psychology, helping people with anxiety disorders avoid the things they fear is misguided” (paragraph 4).
  2. In the Ted Talk hosted by Carol Dweck, she claims that, “From their more fixed mindset perspective, their intelligence had been up for judgment, and they failed. Instead of luxuriating in the power of yet, they were gripped in the tyranny of now” (00:35).

Ellipses: Lukianoff/Haidt state, “…helping people with anxiety disorders avoid the things they fear is misguided” (paragraph 4).

Brackets: In the Ted Talk hosted by Carol Dweck, she claims that, “From their [the students’s] more fixed mindset perspective, their intelligence had been up for judgment, and they failed. Instead of luxuriating in the power of yet, they were gripped in the tyranny of now” (00:35).

  1. Lukianoff/Haidt state, “Thomas Jefferson, upon founding the University of Virginia, said: ‘This institution will be based on the illimitable freedom of the human mind. For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it.’ We believe that this is still—and will always be—the best attitude for American universities. Faculty, administrators, students, and the federal government all have a role to play in restoring universities to their historic mission” (final paragraph).
  2. In the Ted Talk hosted by Carol Dweck, she claims that, “From their more fixed mindset perspective, their intelligence had been up for judgment, and they failed. Instead of luxuriating in the power of yet, they were gripped in the tyranny of now” (00:35).

I believe no change is needed in regards to signal phrasing for my quotes.

I believe my in-text citations are sufficient as well.

Trigger warnings are a form of helping someone avoid their trigger words/triggers but, ““According to the most-basic tenets of psychology, helping people with anxiety disorders avoid the things they fear is misguided” (Lukianoff/Haidt, paragraph 4).

Lukianoff/Haidt state, 

             Thomas Jefferson, upon founding the University of Virginia, said:                     ‘This institution will be based on the illimitable freedom of the                          human mind. For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever it                may lead, nor to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to                    combat it.’ We believe that this is still—and will always be—the best                attitude for American universities. Faculty, administrators,                               students, and the federal government all have a role to play in                         restoring universities to their historic mission (final paragraph). 

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