{"id":978,"date":"2023-01-20T14:35:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T14:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essayguidance.com\/?p=978"},"modified":"2023-09-05T22:17:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T22:17:25","slug":"bad-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/bad-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Non-Scholarly Sources you should Never Reference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Non-Scholarly-Sources-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"Non-Scholarly Sources\" class=\"wp-image-19391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Non-Scholarly-Sources-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Non-Scholarly-Sources-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Non-Scholarly-Sources-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Non-Scholarly-Sources.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This post is part of a three-part series on referencing scholarly articles. You might also like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/scholarly-articles\/\"><span style=\"color: blue;\" data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\">9 tips on How to find Scholarly Articles for Free Online<\/span><\/a>; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/best-sources\/\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">Seven Best Essay Sources you should Cite<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve probably used one of these bad essay sources before. Hopefully, you\u2019ve learned your lesson from teacher&#8217;s feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, students can get a long way into their degree without learning which essay sources are no-go sources for essays. That\u2019s because <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/why-college-professors-are-bad-teachers\/\">university teachers tend to be <em>really bad<\/em> at teaching<\/a> students how to find credible sources in essays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before I get started, let me quickly answer two questions about what makes an essay source credible:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\">\n<p><strong>1. Credible vs Non-Credible Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Credible sources are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Up-to-Date.<\/strong> Most of your sources should have been written within the past ten years;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Peer Reviewed. <\/strong>There\u2019s only two sources that tend to be peer reviewed: journal articles and textbooks. Peer reviewed sources are ideal because experts on the topic have read over the sources and certified their quality, reliability and credibility.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Relevant.<\/strong> Even a good quality source needs to also be relevant to your paper\u2019s topic: there\u2019s no use using an excellent source that\u2019s got nothing to do with what you\u2019re writing about.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\"><p><strong>2. Why is it Important to use Credible Sources in Research?<\/strong><\/p><p>These days the internet is awash with bad information. As a university student, you need to be able to show the skill of finding sources\nthat are authoritative and methodologically rigorous. One of the top skills that your degree signifies is that you\u2019ve got the skills to conduct high-quality research. You need to be able to separate the wheat from the chaff.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Okay, let\u2019s get straight into it. Here I\u2019ve compiled a simple list of seven examples of unreliable essay sources which you should avoid referencing at all costs. These are sources that are not credible or reliable sources for essays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Wikipedia<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Okay, so here\u2019s the deal. Read Wikipedia. Your friends do, your competitors do, and even your teachers do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But remember three things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>It\u2019s been written by anybody.<\/strong> Literally, anybody could have written it. You can go online right now and change the Queen\u2019s Wikipedia page to whatever you like. So, you don\u2019t know how good the source is. It could have been written by a high school student or an Ivy League professor. You just don\u2019t know.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>People change the details on Wikipedia pages all the time. <\/strong>You could be being pranked, lied to, or just getting really average information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Wikipedia\nis a red flag to markers.<\/strong> This rule makes all the others irrelevant. The\nfact of the matter is that if your teacher sees the word \u2018Wikipedia\u2019 anywhere\nin your essay, your mark will plummet immediately.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, let\u2019s get back to talking about what happens in real life: everyone reads Wikipedia. And it\u2019s right the vast majority of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\"><p><strong>What&#8217;s Wikipedia Good For?<\/strong><br>Wikipedia functions as a brief, accessible and easy-to-read introduction to a topic. Read it when you want to begin to develop an understanding of the topic. It\u2019s a good source to go to if you don\u2019t have a textbook at hand. But, find higher quality sources to cite in your essays.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Reading Wikipedia is not the end of your research process. You should always, after reading Wikipedia, jump onto Google Scholar and continue your <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/scholarly-articles\/\"><font color=\"blue\">search for credible essay sources<\/font><\/a>. Find articles (or better yet, textbooks) that give general introductions to your topic. Read textbooks on the issue when you can: they were written to be readable by undergraduates. Journal articles weren\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the time you\u2019re ready to write about the topic, you probably have read 5 other more credible scholarly sources on the topic. <strong>Cite credible sources, not Wikipedia.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. YouTube<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>YouTube is used <em>all\nthe time<\/em> by teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re allowed to use it as an essay\nsource.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reason teachers use YouTube is that it\u2019s a really\nengaging, useful way to deliver information. Teachers find it to be a useful\nway to teach hard-to-explain content. They are always on the search for usable,\nmotivating texts that might both act as a stimulus for discussion and help\nstudents learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But YouTube videos in class are just that \u2013 a stimulus for discussion. They\u2019re not supposed to be the \u2018final word\u2019 on a topic, or even an authoritative and credible essay source. Good teachers present YouTube videos in ways that are followed up with <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/critique-examples\/\">critique and analysis<\/a> of the content within the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Resources used in essays are not like that. The resources\nyou use in essays need to be academically vetted through a process called <em>peer review<\/em>. Textbooks and journal\narticles meet that standard. YouTube videos don\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Google Books<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Okay, use the Google Books website. It&#8217;s excellent. I recommend you use it regularly to find good quality and credible textbooks. But be <strong>smart about how you cite Google Books<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google Books is an excellent source for finding information from textbooks that are otherwise unavailable to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s because Google Books actually gives you a sneak peek\ninto actual good quality textbooks. You can read full segments of the books,\nand if you\u2019re lucky, they\u2019re the exact book segments that you need to learn\nabout your specific topic. It\u2019s an excellent resource!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/scholarly-articles\/#Point6\"><font color=\"blue\">Use the \u2018book preview\u2019 section of Google Books to write your essays<\/font><\/a>. Read the sections of textbooks that are available to you, and paraphrase and\/or quote that information in your essays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, why is it not okay to <em>reference<\/em> Google Books previews?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply put, why would you reference the book as if it\u2019s a website when you can actually reference the book <em>as a book<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-box-grey\"><strong>Tip: Cite Your Google Book Previews as Books, Not Websites<br><\/strong>When you use Google Books to access information for your next essay, take the time to preview the inside cover of the book and extract the information needed to reference the book you\u2019re previewing <em>as a book<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s an example of the difference between referencing a\nbook as if you read it on Google books versus as an actual book. Both citations\nfollow APA formatting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; background-color: #ffd9aa\"><tbody><tr style=\" background-color: #fff3e5\"><td>\n  <strong>As a Website on Google Books:<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  Frost, R. (2013). <em>Applied\n  Kinesiology<\/em>. Retrieved from https:\/\/books.google.ca\/books?id=nqFmuMIDCGoC&amp;\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <strong>As a Book:<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  Frost, R. (2013). <em>Applied\n  Kinesiology<\/em>. Berkeley: North Atlantic Books.\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p>The first citation (as a website)\nscreams \u201cI wrote my assignment purely through Google!\u201d The second citation (as\na book) says \u201cI <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/importance-of-reading-books\/\">read books<\/a> to conduct my research.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn the rules of the game. The\nsecond citation looks better, is better, and will not throw up a red flag to your\nteacher. You\u2019ll get better marks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So next time you use Google Books, cite the book, not the webpage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. Essay Sharing&nbsp;Websites<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A failable offense. This should never be used as an essay source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are websites out there that give you access to\nprevious students\u2019 essays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also websites out there where you can pay someone else to <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/quick-essay\/\">write your essay<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The helpfulprofessor.com website is adamantly opposed to\ncheating. We believe in playing by the rules, and it\u2019s our mission to teach you\nthe strategies for working within the rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We do not, ever, condone using someone else\u2019s intellectual property. This means we\u2019re against the idea of copying a previous student\u2019s essay, and we\u2019re against paying someone to write your essay for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve come across essay writing\nservices in your time perusing the web. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Occasionally I have a student who\u2019s done the lesser offense of looking up previous students\u2019 essays on websites like the ones listed above. Then, they <em>actually referenced<\/em> the essays they read! Clearly,<strong> they don\u2019t understand that this is a rule-breaker<\/strong>, and I usually arrange a gentle one-to-one tutorial with them to reinforce how much this is not allowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, <strong>please, don\u2019t reference websites that give you access to someone else\u2019s essay<\/strong>. You\u2019ll be in for a world of pain when you get your feedback. In fact, I\u2019d recommend not ever even going onto these websites at all. It\u2019s borderline, if not totally, cheating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. Famous Quotes from the Web<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspirational quotes are rarely if ever, used well in essays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students will often cite Einstein, Nelson Mandela, The\nBible, The Quran or other inspirational quotes in their papers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They usually do this to open their essay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a simple rule: <strong>If you found the quote from a website such as brainyquote.com, or if the quote was found in fancy writing overlaying a mountaintop a forest scene, don\u2019t use it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.innovativewealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/quote-abraham-lincoln-quote-internet-fake.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:314px;height:204px\" width=\"314\" height=\"204\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image source: https:\/\/www.innovativewealth.com\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Quotes from the internet are far too often: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Inaccurate. <\/strong>You\u2019ll find that the inspirational quotes you\u2019ve found on the internet are missing. In the world of fake news, anyone can put up a quote and claim it to be true.<br><br>You know the saying: 80% of the things you read on the internet aren\u2019t true? Well, I\u2019m sure that so-called fact isn\u2019t true either. But it has its intended effect: don\u2019t believe everything you read on the internet. As a general rule, sources you found via google are to be treated with a touch of mistrust.<br><p><strong>If the place where you found the quote doesn\u2019t accurately reference the exact speech, book, or source of the quote \u2013 don\u2019t use it.<\/strong><br><br>If you still really like the quote, try to read the original source text and see what the person was actually saying.<\/p> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Taken out of context.<\/strong> Inserting one line of a famous speech doesn\u2019t do that quote justice. We all know from political advertisements that political parties grab one phrase from Obama or Trump or Sanders or Clinton or whoever and use it to paint the opponent as a horrible human being. In other words, quotes can lie.<br><br>That\u2019s why you need to be able to insert any quotes in a way that involves detailed discussion and analysis of the quote.<br><br>Inspirational, attention-grabbing quotes just don\u2019t achieve this goal.<br><br>Ask yourself: Did you actually read the page from the original source of the quote? Do you understand the surrounding paragraphs? What\u2019s the quote in relation to?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Not relevant.<\/strong> It looks <em>terrible <\/em>when a quote is used in an essay that is not directly related to the essay topic. <br><br>Nelson Mandela was talking about apartheid South Africa. If you\u2019re not writing an essay on apartheid South Africa, don\u2019t cite Nelson Mandela.<br><br>Martin Luther King was talking about civil rights in the United States. If you\u2019re not talking about civil rights in the United States, don\u2019t reference Martin Luther King.<br><br>Even if you are writing about civil rights in the United States, please analyze King\u2019s quote! What was King\u2019s perspective? Why was it important?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I do recognize that sometimes you do need to cite very famous people. <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/quotes\/\">Quoting the pope as an essay source<\/a> might have its place in a religious studies class. Similarly, if you\u2019re actually <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/how-to-write-an-essay-plan\/\">writing an essay<\/a> on evolution, go ahead and cite Charles Darwin. But cite these authors in context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s a solution:<\/strong><br>Find a quote or reference to someone who was actually talking about the specific topic you are writing about. If you\u2019re writing about <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/teaching-philosophy\/\">teaching philosophy<\/a>, don&#8217;t cite a quote about education by Nelson Mandela. Instead, cite a key author <em>in the area of Education<\/em>. If you\u2019re writing about nurses\u2019 bedside manner, don&#8217;t cite Jesus. Cite a key medical or nursing scholar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Then, analyse the quote. <\/strong>What does it mean, and what\u2019s its <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/relevance-examples\/\">relevance<\/a> to your essay topic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>6. Your Teacher<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This one needs some explanation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\"><p><strong>Don&#8217;t Cite Lecture Slides<\/strong><br>Firstly, the obvious: don\u2019t cite your teacher\u2019s lecture slides. Lecture slides are something the teacher either:<\/p><ol><li>Slapped together on Sunday night in preparation\nfor Monday\u2019s lecture; or<\/li><li>Has barely edited in the ten years since they\nstarted teaching that lecture<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m bracing for some angry emails from teachers about this\nstatement. So I\u2019ll caveat it by saying <em>some\n<\/em>teachers did those two things above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Secondly, citing your teacher\u2019s recent publications is cringe-worthy. <\/strong>Personally, I <em>can\u2019t stand it<\/em> when my students reference my papers. Most teachers at respectable universities have written several academic papers and book chapters. When a student references my papers in their essays, I cringe. It feels a lot like the student is sucking up to me. It feels like they\u2019re trying to buy marks through a sleazy complement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-box-grey\"><strong>There\u2019s one time when you should cite your teacher:<\/strong> That\u2019s when they actually assign their work as a test for you to read. I personally don\u2019t do it because it feels like a teacher is blatantly self-promoting, or worse, self-admiring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, I get it. Sometimes a teacher wants their students to\nlearn <em>exactly <\/em>the content in the <em>exact way <\/em>they wrote about it in a\ntextbook or academic paper. Sometimes it is genuinely the most accurate and\nreadable source to assign a student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the teacher has assigned the text that they wrote as a set reading, I would suggest that you go ahead and cite it as a key essay source. Otherwise, steer clear of referencing your teacher\u2019s publications or lecture slides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>7. Information Blogs that Pose as Authoritative Websites<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the most common one on the whole list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In every field there\u2019s a series of well-designed, engaging, and informative websites that every student reads:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In Psychology it\u2019s Simplypsychology.org;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In Education it\u2019s Learningtheories.com;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In Literature studies, it\u2019s Sparknotes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sparknotes, you got me through high school English. You marvelous, glorious, intelligent website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Relegate Sparknotes, simplypsychology.org, and any other <\/strong><em><strong>informative, excellent <u>websites<\/u><\/strong><\/em><strong> to the \u2018Great source, can\u2019t cite\u2019 pile.<\/strong> Just like so many of the sources on this list, it\u2019s great to read, but not great to cite. Sorry friends, you gotta go to Google Scholar and get journal articles and textbooks or you won\u2019t be moving to the top of the class any time soon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a brainstorm \u2013 what\u2019s that great website that you go to\nin your field as a cheat sheet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"content-box-green\"><p align=\"center\"><strong><font size=\"5em\">Can you Think of a Site Like this in Your Field?<\/font><\/strong><br>If you can think of any more websites like this that I haven&#8217;t mentioned, please tell me in the comments at the end of this page and I\u2019ll add it to this list.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Here\u2019s some advice: treat all these great topic-specific websites like Wikipedia. Read them. Often. Use them to develop a strong foundational understanding of the topic. <strong>But remember: they&#8217;re only websites.<\/strong> They&#8217;re blogs. Some person \u2013 probably very intelligent and accurate \u2013 has written that. Yet it hasn\u2019t met the rigorous standards of academic peer review. No one\u2019s checked to make sure they\u2019re right. It could, for all you know, be someone with an opinion and an agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That website \u2013 the one that\u2019s informative and engaging and got you through your first year of university \u2013 is just like Wikipedia. Mine it for information, then go to Google Scholar and get an actual textbook or <a href=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/journal-articles\/\">journal article<\/a> to cite in your paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you cite that website as an essay source, you\u2019ll lose marks. Sorry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><div class=\"aligncenter\"><strong>Want to Share this Infographic on your social media?<\/strong><\/div><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"2020\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sources-to-cite-in-essays.jpg?fit=519%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1026; share-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sources-to-cite-in-essays.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sources-to-cite-in-essays-152x300.jpg 152w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sources-to-cite-in-essays-768x1515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sources-to-cite-in-essays-519x1024.jpg 519w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sources-to-cite-in-essays-300x592.jpg 300w, https:\/\/helpfulprofessor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sources-to-cite-in-essays-850x1677.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Summing Up<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve referenced some of these essay sources before and are looking at this page thinking about how far you\u2019ve come, well done!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before I leave you, as usual, a quick recap of your essay sources you should never cite in an academic paper:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\"><p align=\"center\"><font size=\"5em\"><strong>7 Bad Essay Sources to Avoid | Essay Guidance<\/strong><\/font><br><\/p><ol style=\"line-height:2.2em\"><li>Wikipedia<\/li><li>YouTube<\/li><li>Google Books<\/li><li>Essay Sharing Websites<\/li><li>Online Quotes<\/li><li>Your Teacher<\/li><li>Information Websites that aren\u2019t News Sources<\/li><\/ol><p><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re new to the university and are guilty of having used these essay sources recently, it\u2019s time to stop! 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