Chapter 15

Chapter 15 goes over a number of ideas related to proper use of sources. Perhaps most importantly, it explains proper practice for the attribution of sources, as well as the correct formats for citations and different kinds of quotes. It also provides overviews of other ways to integrate sources -- paraphrases, summaries, and so forth.

Here are some uses for sources beyond being sources of information:

• You can quote a source to say something you couldn’t say yourself without sounding biased
• You can use sources to introduce ideas and arguments, choosing what to paraphrase or how to summarize to place emphasis on different points
• You can use quotations and paraphrases to show, rather than tell, where disagreement or contrasting ideas are present
• You can use quotes from sources with authority to give your own ideas more authority

And so forth. Of course, you can also use a source to expand on ideas with further information and things like that.