Secondary research information is defined as "common knowledge" if it is general enough to be found in a variety of sources. Read each sentence and decide whether the information is common knowledge or whether it requires a reference citation. If it requires a citation, decide whether to list only a page reference or the name of the source as well. (All of the "quotations" in this exercise are fictional.)
Tobacco was determined to be a health hazard over forty years ago. Since that time, taxes on tobacco products have risen steadily and rules regarding smoking in public have become stricter all across Canada.
Common knowledge (no citation necessary)
(143)
(Dupuis 143)
In an interview, Michelle Dupuis, founder of Mothers Against Tobacco, predicted that by the year 2020, smoking would be an act carried out in private only by consenting adults.
Common knowledge (no citation necessary)
(Angstrom 21)
(21)
Second-hand tobacco smoke has been linked to numerous health conditions among non-smokers including asthma, emphysema, bronchitis, and various types of cancer.
Common knowledge (no citation necessary)
(Canadian Cancer Society 11)
(11)
While smoking rates have dropped in most demographic groups during the last 25 years, rates have increased in some groups, most alarmingly in young teenage women.
(Rothman 33)
Common knowledge (no citation necessary)
(33)
In a report commissioned by the Manitoba Hotel Association, Singh attributed the recent decline in business faced by rural hotels to the recent indoor smoking ban enacted by the provincial government.
Common knowledge (no citation necessary)
(Singh 93)
(93)
While many will experience difficulties, the people of Manitoba will adapt to the indoor smoking ban and emerge as a stronger people.
