Mordecai is using the color-coded note-taking system to keep track of his research. He uses red for quotations (word taken from the source material) and black for his paraphrases and reactions to the source material. Why is this strategy potentially problematic?


Mordecai shouldn’t record his own reactions to the source material in his notes. His notes should only record direct quotations and paraphrases from the source material.

Mordecai should use a different color for each source that he consults. That way he can keep track of the different sources that he consulted and not have to worry about mixing about their words and ideas.

Mordecai shouldn’t use paraphrases in his notes. His notes should only record direct quotations from the source material.

Paraphrases need to be cited; they represent ideas from his sources. If Mordecai uses the same color for paraphrases and his own reactions, he may forget to mistake a paraphrase for his own idea and forget to cite it.