Which of the following statements about the content of a research paper is true?

It is not important to show how the facts in a paper are related.

As long as you have a quotation to include, it does not matter what the quotation says.

Using information from outside sources means that the writer does not have to do any independent thinking.

Writers use information from outside sources to help them prove their thesis.

Question

Which of the following statements about the content of a research paper is true?

		
It is not important to show how the facts in a paper are related.
 		
As long as you have a quotation to include, it does not matter what the quotation says.
 		
Using information from outside sources means that the writer does not have to do any independent thinking.
 		
Writers use information from outside sources to help them prove their thesis.

anonymous · Answer

I have never written a research paper, however,  #4 seems to be the most likely to be true and applicable to a research paper's content.