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Throughout this section, sources have been discussed as they would be cited in your works cited, references list, or bibliography.
There are two parts to every citation:
Every citation style does this differently, so check if you are unsure.
**Every time you use information from an outside source, you must include an in-text citation. If you only provide one citation at the end of a paragraph or section, your reader will not know which information is yours and which is the source you are citing.**
Examples excerpted from the Purdue OWL MLA (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/), Purdue OWL APA (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/), Purdue OWL Chicago (https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/chicago_manual_17th_edition/cmos_formatting_and_style_guide/chicago_manual_of_style_17th_edition.html), and Washington State University CSE Citation Quick Guide (http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/quickguides/cse).
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