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Citing sources is when you give credit to another person's words and/or ideas when you use them as evidence in an assignment. There are many reasons why it is important to cite your sources:
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When you cite your sources, you do so in two different ways:
Each citation style has their own rules for creating citations. For more information check out the other pages in this guide!
Plagiarism is the practice of taking someone else's words or ideas and passing them off as your own.
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