Citing Worksheet

If you were to use the following statements in your paper, which ones would you need to support with outside sources?

Note1: The need for outside support is open to interpretation in some of the following statements.

Note2: Some facts in the statements below are made up.

  1. Germany is a country in Europe.
  2. Twenty percent of the German population makes over $50,000 a year.
  3. Television is a source of information.
  4. Fifteen percent of the programs on TV are informative.
  5. In 1984 Reagan was reelected.
  6. In 1984 Mr. Smith, the producer of the "Super Comedy" show, bought the television network ABC.
  7. Today, computers are used for many things.
  8. Today, computers are used in many homes.
  9. Computer interaction is impersonal.
  10. Computer interaction can sometimes be impersonal.
  11. By the year 2000, eighty five percent of homes in the U.S. are expected to be equipped with computers.
  12. All viewers, except the very intelligent, are manipulated by advertisements on television.
  13. Many Americans opposed the country’s involvement in the war in Vietnam.
  14. TV Guide is a weekly magazine that lists the programming schedules of local and national channels.
  15. TV Guide is one of the most popular magazines in the country, especially among teenagers.
  16. Einstein developed the theory of relativity.
  17. On his deathbed, Einstein said that if he had known his theories would lead to the development of the Atom Bomb, he would have been a watch-maker.

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