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Citing Sources To Support Arguments

techniques in citing academic sources

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Citing Sources To Support Arguments

techniques in citing academic sources

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CITING SOURCES TO

SUPPORT ARGUMENTS
 Arguments articulate a writer’s claim.
 This claim requires him to defend
through good reasoning supported by
plenty of research and reliable source
that lend credibility to his work.
 Citing and documenting sources
properly are among the skills the
students should be concerned of before
they engage themselves in writing.
 After all, any source of intellectual
property should be acknowledged.
Further, a citation is essential for the following
reasons:
 It allows readers to locate the materials you
used.
 It demonstrates that you have conducted a
thorough review of the literature on your
topic
 It will be used to reinforce your arguments
Further, a citation is essential for the following
reasons:
 It will be used to explain the reasons for
alternative approaches
 It will either bolster or challenged your
argument
 It will refrain you from violating the
Intellectual Property Rights
Citation
 is the means by which you credit
other researchers and writers
when you use their work in your
papers.
Plagiarism
 is using someone else’s work or
ideas as your own with or without
their consent by incorporating it
into your work without full
acknowledgment.
 Common in today’s documentation style is
In-Text Citation which includes two formats:
 The Parenthetical Citation and Narrative
Citations found both in the Modern Language
Association (MLA)
 author-page related method and the American
Psychological Association (APA) author-year
method.
 In Parenthetical Citations, the reference
data appears in parentheses.
 While in Narrative Citations, the
author’s name is incorporated in the text
 As part of the sentence and the year or
page number follows in
parentheses.
SOURCES MLA APA
Citing for a
Direct Quote Give the author’s last name in the text of (Include author’s name, year/date and page
your paper and indicate the page numbers in number and place quotation marks around
parenthesis following the borrowed material. the direct quote when

Example: (Parenthetical Citations) available)


The study stressed that “In today’s age, Example: (Parenthetical Citations)
social networking sites as venues for public One study found that, “In today’s age, social
discourse is undeniable” (Gomez 61). networking sites as
Author’s name & page number inside the venues for public discourse is undeniable”
parentheses. (Gomez, n. d., p.61)
Example: (Narrative Citations) Author’s
Author’s Last name incorporated in the text Name page #
Gomez stressed that social networking sites n. d. (no date)
as venues for public discourse is undeniable ⮚ When author is part of the narrative
(61). Page number
Example: (Narrative Citations)
Author’s name followed by year in parenthesis
incorporated in a text
Gomez (n. d.) found that in today’s age, social
networking site as venues for public discourse
is undeniable.
SOURCES MLA APA
Webpages
Use the author’s last name and the page Cite web pages in text as you would with any
number from which the quotation or other source, using the author and date if
paraphrase was taken in parentheses. known in parentheses. Example: More than
300 million people worldwide are affected by
Example: depression (Guane,2018). Author-year
More than 300 million people worldwide
are affected by depression (Guane 202). Keep in mind that the author may be an
Author-page organization rather than a person

If the source does not use the page Example:


numbers, do not include a number in More than 300 million people worldwide are
the citation. affected by depression (World
Health Organization, 2018).
Example: year
More than 300 million people worldwide Organizational author
are affected by depression (Guane).
Author’s name only; no page number
available
SOURCES MLA APA
A Work by Two
Authors Give both names separated by the word
and when including the names in the text Always cite both authors' names in-text
of a sentence or parentheses and the every time you reference them and the date
page number
Example: Example:
Both authors were cited separated by both authors were cited
“and” year
Wilson and Schlosser state that more than Johnson and Smith (2009) found that more
300 million people worldwide are affected than 300 million people worldwide are
by depression (47). Page number affected by depression.
More than 300 million people worldwide More than 300 million people worldwide are
are affected by depression (Wilson and affected by depression (Johnson & Smith,
Schlosser 47). 2009)
Author’s name separated by “and” Author’s name separated by “&” followed by
followed by page number inside the a comma and year inside the parentheses
parenthesis following the text cited. following the text cited
Observe
SOURCES MLA APA
Three or more When mentioning the authors in the text, Provide all the authors' last names when
authors give all of the authors' names or list the you first refer to a document with 3-5
first author and write "and others". authors.

Example: Example:
Author’s name “and others” List of author’s last names for first reference
James and others claim that more than Jones, Chavez, Jackson, and Chen (2010)
300 million people worldwide are affected reported that more than 300 million people
by depression (157). page number worldwide are affected by depression.
⮚ For the parenthetical citation and Works ⮚ Only list the first author with the Latin
Cited citation, give the first author's name abbreviation "et al." for any subsequent
followed by et al. references

Example Example:
More than 300 million people worldwide First author last name with “et al” referring
are affected by depression (James et al. to other authors of same work for the
157). subsequent referencing
Author’s name followed by “et al” referring Jones et al. (2010) further stressed that
to other authors of same work in more than 300 million people worldwide are
parenthetical citation. affected by depression.
Directions: Using MLA format, cite the following text in Parenthetical
Citations and Narrative Citations.

1. “It was years before the effect of the law can be seen.”- Mitchell, 210
Narrative:
Parenthetical:
2. “He was not a man known to compromise”-Dalisay, Davido, 54
Narrative:
Parenthetical:
3. “At that point in history, only 15% of women worked outside the home.” –Women
Advocates Association, 326
Narrative:
Parenthetical:
Directions: Using APA format, cite the following text in Parenthetical
Citations and Narrative Citations.

1. “Chinese government ensures that only the richest of the rich could afford
to have a car.”- Villa, 2001
Parenthetical Citations: __________________________________________
Narrative Citations: __________________________________________
(Webpage) 2. “Traffic jam is an ordinary scene in Metro Manila.”-Salazar; Villa 2017
Parenthetical Citations: __________________________________________
Narrative Citations: ___________________________________________
(first reference)3. “Knowledge in various subjects and current issues benefits a student in
many ways.”- Guane, Sumugat, Austero 2018
Parenthetical Citations: __________________________________________
Narrative Citations: __________________________________________

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