Citation

Question 1

Why do we cite?

Answer 1

The main objective of citations is to identify information that is from others, to differentiate it from our own contributions, but we also cite to:

• Recognize the work of the authors from whom we take ideas, data or information
• Give credibility to our job, using the authority of the works we use
• Protect ourselves from possible mistakes and inaccuracies, indication the source of the information and allowing for mistakes to be traced
• Show that we know the literature on the issue
• Allow the reader to check the citation and get it in context
• Avoid plagiarism, making a correct and ethical use of sources

Question 2

We only avoid citation when:

Answer 2

• The information comes from our own ideas, conclusions or experiences
• The information comes from common language and is something known and assumed by all

Question 3

Narrative citation

Answer 3

As indicated in Hernández-Echevarría (2019) there might be a minoritarian yet substantial group of people that…

Question 4

Parenthetical citation

Answer 4

If we agree that there might be a minoritarian yet substantial group that thinks that way (Hernández-Echevarría, 2019) then we can assume that…