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What does citation make visible to readers?
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Citation helps readers distinguish your contribution from borrowed material, check the evidence, and locate the original source.
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8 Citing Sources and Academic Integrity Free Online FlashCards
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When must borrowed material be cited?
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Cite distinctive ideas, claims, data, wording, images, or other material whenever you use them, whether quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
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Do your own analysis and conclusions need citations?
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Your own analysis and conclusions do not need citations, though the evidence supporting them may.
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What are the two connected parts of a citation system?
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An in-text citation or note identifies the source near borrowed material; a reference list or bibliography gives readers enough information to find it.
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How should you apply citation styles in one paper?
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Use one required style consistently rather than combining formats.
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What citation pattern and final-list title are common in APA?
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APA commonly uses author–date citations, such as (Lee, 2022), and titles its final list References.
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What locator does an APA direct quotation usually include?
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A direct quotation in APA usually includes a page or other locator, as in (Lee, 2022, p. 14).
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What citation pattern and final-list title are common in MLA?
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MLA commonly uses an author–page citation, such as (Lee 14), and titles its final list Works Cited.
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What two citation systems does Chicago offer?
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Chicago offers notes and bibliography, using numbered footnotes or endnotes and usually a bibliography, or an author–date system.
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How does a paraphrase differ from a summary?
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A paraphrase restates a specific idea in new language and sentence structure; a summary condenses a main point or a larger part of an argument.
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Do paraphrases and summaries require citation?
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Both paraphrases and summaries require citation; changing a source’s wording does not make its idea your own.
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What is patchwriting?
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Patchwriting is changing a few words, rearranging a sentence, or swapping synonyms without substantially recasting the source’s expression.