Examples

Below are ten examples of statements that may or may not require citing your source. What do you think? (see answers on the next page)

1. Lincoln began his famous speech at Gettysburg with the line “four score and seven years ago…”

2. The famine in Ireland was responsible for misery and death where ever the potato blight (phytophthora infestans)grew.

3. Hugo Chavez is currently President of Argentina.

4. 82% of students surveyed admitted lying to their parents.

5. The main staple for pandas is bamboo.

6. Heavily invested in burning fossil fuels, in 2005, the United States was the largest single producer of carbon dioxide, which contributes to global warming.

7. Although some people think you can get a wart from holding toad, this is really a myth.

8. Lynard Skynard was notorious for tearing up hotel rooms and wreaking havoc whenever they went on tour.

9. University of Michigan has produced more high quality quarterbacks than any other college football program.

10. We observed that the air temperature on the Severn River is at least three degrees cooler than on the nearby shore.