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* the entire paragraph: when citing evidence, even if you are only taking specific sentences, you should include the entire paragraph from which you take your evidence. | * the entire paragraph: when citing evidence, even if you are only taking specific sentences, you should include the entire paragraph from which you take your evidence. | ||
When people read cards aloud in debates, they read the tag, the author name, and the highlighted parts of the card. Most debaters will use a Microsoft Word extension, [https://paperlessdebate.com/verbatim/ Verbatim], to make cutting cards easier because it has built-in macros that will shrink text, highlight evidence, create tags, and other things that are handy for making sure you have properly cut evidence. There are also various citation creators that automatically create citation blocks for you, like [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cite-creator/jampigcbgngjedogaoglhpeckidccodi Cite Creator] and [https://cardrdebate.com/ Cardr]. For those that use Google Docs, there is [https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/debate_template/712515658695 Debate Template], which replicates some of the features found in Verbatim. | [[File:Miscut Evidence Example.png|thumb|Fig. 2: Miscut Evidence]] | ||
When people read cards aloud in debates, they read the tag, the author name, and the highlighted parts of the card. Most debaters will use a Microsoft Word extension, [https://paperlessdebate.com/verbatim/ Verbatim], to make cutting cards easier because it has built-in macros that will shrink text, highlight evidence, create tags, and other things that are handy for making sure you have properly cut evidence. There are also various citation creators that automatically create citation blocks for you, like [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cite-creator/jampigcbgngjedogaoglhpeckidccodi Cite Creator] and [https://cardrdebate.com/ Cardr]. For those that use Google Docs, there is [https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/debate_template/712515658695 Debate Template], which replicates some of the features found in Verbatim. | |||
When evidence lacks a source or is framed in a way to say something it doesn’t, it is called miscut evidence. Figure 2 shows an example of miscut evidence. It contains many problems, but some of the main points are that it: | When evidence lacks a source or is framed in a way to say something it doesn’t, it is called miscut evidence. Figure 2 shows an example of miscut evidence. It contains many problems, but some of the main points are that it: | ||
* does not contain the full author name | * does not contain the full author name | ||