Annoying way

In the article "Annoying Ways People Use Sources" the author compares slowing driving to sloppy writing. This is a great analogy for the problem of not following writing conventions. Readers get annoyed and upset easily when authors do not follow writing conventions similar to way drivers get annoyed when they are behind a slow driver.  If a writer knows the guidelines but does not care it is harder for the readers to trust this author's credibility. One example of an annoyance is the Armadillo Roadkill: dropping in a quotation without introducing a quote. If a writer does this annoyance it would be difficult for the audience to take him/ her seriously. An easy fix for this is by stating who the quote came from, and showing how your readers should interpret it.