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It is my own fault if my writing doesn’t accurately report what authorities think in writing.

0.484

Understanding proven formats and templates, and then filling in the important information is very important to me.

0.622

It is important for me to include a lot of quotes from authorities in my writing.

0.521

If I try hard enough, my article will report the information rather than add more of my own language in cases where I need to cite information in books and articles.

0.448

I’m confident I can do an excellent job on accurately reporting what authorities think.

0.395

I think views of authoritative authors on a subject does help with my thoughts and ideas in writing.

0.829

I think what authorities think about a subject is useful for me to write.

0.766

If I need to cite information from books or authorities, I would like to report the information rather than add my own words.

0.486

If I don’t report what authorities think about a subject, it is because I didn’t try hard enough.

0.218

When I take a writing piece I think about how poorly I am doing in reporting what authorities think about a subject compared with other students.

0.027