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Citation. Why cite sources?. Facilitates research Improves you ethos and helps make your argument more persuasive Avoids charges of plagiarism. Indicates how you have entered into a conversation and reveals the research gap you are attempting to address. Types of Citation 1.
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Why cite sources? • Facilitates research • Improves you ethos and helps make your argument more persuasive • Avoids charges of plagiarism. • Indicates how you have entered into a conversation and reveals the research gap you are attempting to address.
Types of Citation1 • MLA: Modern Languages Association: used to cite sources in English and humanities. • APA: American Psychological Association: recommended for the social sciences. • CBE: Council of Biology Editors: citation-sequence style. • Chicago Manual of Style: for writing in the humanities; it is sometimes used as an alternative to MLA style. • CGOS: Columbia Guide to Online Style: for citing online sources in the humanities and sciences 1. Information taken from Ann Raimes’s Keys for Writers. 3rd Ed. New York: Houghton, 2002.
How to Cite. • In text • MLA: Author, short title, page number • APA: Author, date, page number (p. or pp.) • CBE: number each reference with a superscript • In “Works Cited” or “References” page • MLA: Works Cited • APA: References • CBE: Number references in order of intext citations. Titled “References” • Footnotes • Endnotes