NJOSH

Guidelines:

· Pursue a specific angle. Just like you will focus on a specific topic in your research paper, you should restrict your research to a specific area of interest and topic.

· Select 5 sources that are:

· Relevant—Stick with your specific angle/topic. The sources annotated should all relate to it. You can select sources that provide necessary “background information …; explanations of concepts unfamiliar to your audience; … authority or evidence for your claims…; other perspectives … or counter-examples” (WIA 168).

· Varied—Use books, encyclopedias, essays, newspapers and/or magazine articles, websites, documentaries, videos, etc.

· Credible and/or authoritative—When looking for articles, use the library’s search interface and select the “peer-reviewed” filter. For all types of sources (including websites), find the author’s credentials and ask yourself whether he/she is a credible source, whether he/she has a bias.

For more on selecting appropriate sources, see “CRRAAP Test” handout on D2L.

· Each entry in your annotated bibliography must include

1. the bibliographical information for the source

2. a rhetorical summary identifying the source’s topic, its thesis/main claim, the audience for whom it was written, the type of evidence used

3. an indication of this source’s usefulness for your research paper: how does this source fit in your research? Is it helpful to you? How can you use this source in your paper?

Peirce, Charles S. “The Fixation of Belief.” 1877. Charles S. Peirce, peirce.org/writings/p107.html. Accessed 8 Aug. 2016.

Charles S. Peirce's 1877 "The Fixation of Belief” asserts that humans have psychological and social mechanisms designed to protect and cement (or "fix") our beliefs.Peirce backs this claim up with descriptions of four methods of fixing belief, pointing out the effectiveness and potential weaknesses of each method. Peirce's purpose is to point out the ways that people commonly establish their belief systems in order to jolt the awareness of the reader into considering how their own belief system may the product of such methods and to consider what Peirce calls "the method of science" as a progressive alternative to the other three. Given the technical language used in the article, Peirce is writing to a well-educated audience with some knowledge of philosophy and history and a willingness to consider other ways of thinking.