• intensely_human@lemm.ee
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    4 hours ago

    A reference should contain a timestamp or a page number. That’s always been the standard for citations. You don’t just reference a book.

    Also, whatever claim from the original material supports your argument should be quoted or paraphrased by you in your argument.

    Citations aren’t the same as bibliography. A citation is just in case a person doesn’t trust your claim that “A said X”; they can follow your citation to check if that’s true.

    Bibliography is further reading, if a person wants to know more about what you’re saying.