Primary And Secondary Sources In Research
Rebecca is writing a research paper on cyberterrorism and is required to use both primary and secondary sources to support her arguments. To develop her thesis, she interviewed a high-ranking FBI agent, conducted a survey to gauge the opinions of her college peers, and obtained a comment from the deputy director of the NSA. She only cited the primary sources she used. Why is her paper incomplete?
A
Because she did not cite any of the secondary sources she used.
B
Because interviews cannot be used as sources in academic writing.
C
Because she did not use any primary sources.
D
Because surveys are not appropriate sources in academic writing.