Why is common knowledge important?

Why is common knowledge important?

The purpose of citation is to acknowledge the source of your information and ideas, to avoid plagiarism, and to allow the reader verify your claims. You do not need to cite common knowledge because it is widely known, undisputed and easily verified, and it generally cannot be attributed to a specific person or paper.

What should not be cited?

If it’s your words, your opinion, your photo, or your graph, of course, you don’t need to cite it….For example, you do not need to cite the following:

• Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States.
• Sacramento is the capital of California.
• A genome is all the DNA in an organism, including its genes.

Do you have to cite common knowledge?

One sign that something is community knowledge is that it is stated in 5 or more sources. So, if it’s known to educated people, or can be easily looked up, or appears in many sources, it is likely to be “common knowledge” and so does not need to be cited.

What should be common knowledge but isn t?

20 Facts That Should Be Common Knowledge But Aren’t

• Goldfish bowls are really bad places to keep goldfish.
• For an aspirin to save your life during a heart attack, you need to chew it.
• Antibiotics don’t work on viruses.
• The “Freedom of Speech” provision in the First Amendment protects you from punishment from the government, not from the consequences of your speech.

What is a paraphrase example?

Sometimes you only need to paraphrase the information from one sentence. Here are some examples of paraphrasing individual sentences: Original: Her life spanned years of incredible change for women as they gained more rights than ever before. Paraphrase: She lived through the exciting era of women’s liberation.

What is a feeling paraphrase?

Definition: A skill that focuses on the content and cognitive portion of the client’s message rather than on the affective (feeling) component. You restate the client’s message, using your own words. Helps to: Confirm meaning of what the client has said and therefore feels understood.

How can I reflect my emotions?

Here are seven of the steps I explore:

1. Reflect on your own emotions. Take some time to sit down and reflect on your own use of emotions.
2. Ask others for perspective.
3. Be observant.
4. Use “the pause”.
5. Explore the “why”.
6. When criticized, don’t take offense.
7. Practice, practice, practice.

How do you sit with your emotions?

1. Observe your emotions. Sit with your emotions by noting what you’re experiencing without judging yourself.
2. Validate your emotions. Validating your emotions means accepting them.
3. Focus on the present. It’s also helpful to focus our attention on the present, instead of “wallowing” in the experience.

How do we process emotions?

Based on what you conclude from processing you may need to;

1. Get a need met.
2. Address distorted thinking.
3. Assert yourself with someone.
4. Re-establish a boundary.
5. Let the feeling pass.
6. Express your thoughts and feelings to someone or through journaling.
7. Re-align yourself with your values and take corrective action.

How do I reflect?

A 3-Step Process To Improve With Self-Reflection

1. Reflect on your experience. Think about what you did, thought, and felt at the time. •
2. Reflect on your learning. Analyze your experience and compare to the models or principles that you want to follow. •
3. Apply to your practice. Apply your learning to your practice.

How do you reflect on performance?

There are a number of ways you can reflect on your performance….9 Useful Tools to Help you Reflect on your Performance

1. Ask Yourself.
2. Ask Your Client or Colleague.
3. Write a Journal.
4. Review with Your Boss.
5. Accountability Partner.
6. Use our Self Audit Tools.
7. Online Analytics.
8. Market Research.