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Documentation, Style Victoria Dalzell Documentation, Style Victoria Dalzell

How Much Is Too Much? Balancing Citations in Prose

Finding a balance between talking about other people’s work and your own analysis in an essay can be hard. You want to demonstrate that you’ve done the research necessary to support your points while avoiding accusations of plagiarism. What balance should you strike?Here are four questions to ask yourself to determine whether or not you need more citations—or if you have too many.

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