Friday, April 27, 2012

The primary source I chose to analyze was was a comic strip from the newspaper called Dilbert. This comic strip is a parody of office work settings. The secondary sources I chose are two articles and a book which is a collection of articles. These secondary sources cover subjects like management.

These secondary sources have several uses in relation to my primary source. I can use them to show how an efficient office runs compared to the one in the comic. They can also be used to show what the comic is a parody of. Inefficiencies that the articles point out can be connected to comic's criticisms.

Friday, April 20, 2012

The relationship between claims and evidence is that claims are opinions you produce based on the evidence you find. This is important because a claim without supporting evidence can not be taken seriously or used to argue a point. In relation to academic writing, gathering evidence to support your claims is a way of making of a relevant and noteworthy argument that can be used to stress a certain a certain point of view.

Secondary sources are a good place to find the evidence needed to support your claims. Secondary sources can provide you with helpful information about whatever your topic and they can also show you someone else's claims. Evidence gathered from secondary sources is the foundation of a relevant claim.