While an attribution such “according to” signals the start of a source’s information, the in-text citation signals the end. So you may have paragraphs that include many in-text citations depending on how much researched information you incorporate in your essay. You need to use an in-text citation every time you quote, paraphrase, or summarize. In-text citations usually include the author’s last name and page number in parentheses at the end of the quoted, paraphrased, or summarized sentences, if a page number exists. The point of use citation is called an in-text citation. To avoid plagiarism, cite your source information briefly at the point of use, and more fully at the end of your essay.
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If you don’t cite your sources, your reader will assume the words and ideas are yours-and since that isn’t true, you will have committed plagiarism. When you cite each piece of source information you’ve incorporated in your essay, you make it absolutely clear that the material was taken from a source. Remember, you need to cite all quotations, paraphrases, and summaries, since they present other people’s ideas. Unintentional plagiarism (“stealing”) occurs when you don’t cite all of the source information used in your essay, even the information that you re-wrote in your own words. The following video provides a brief introduction to citing sources. It helps you avoid unintentionally plagiarizing others’ work.It gives your readers additional resources (already curated by you in your research process) that they can go to if they want to read further about your topic.
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